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Any Number Can Win (1963)

Any Number Can Win poster
Original title
Mélodie en sous-sol
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
heist film, crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 209 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging ex-con plans a casino heist in Cannes with his younger partner. They work together to execute the robbery while staying ahead of the police.

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What happens

Any Number Can Win (French: Mélodie en sous-sol, lit. 'Melody in the Basement') is a 1963 French crime drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. The film is based on the novel The Big Grab by Zekial Marko. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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