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The Big Caper (1957)

The Big Caper poster
Directed by
Robert Stevens
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A professional criminal designs a heist to rob a bank. He assembles a crew and sets up a fake identity in a small town to case the job. The plan unravels as personal conflicts and suspicion grow among the group.

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What happens

The Big Caper is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Stevens and starring Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa and James Gregory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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