$ (1971)

Directed by

Richard Brooks

Genre

action film, heist film, comedy thriller

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bank security expert teams up with a prostitute to steal money from a bank vault. The money belongs to several criminals, and their plan involves outsmarting the criminals and the law.

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What happens

$, also known as Dollar$, Dollars or $ (Dollars), and in the UK as The Heist, is a 1971 American heist comedy film starring Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn, written and directed by Richard Brooks and produced by M.J. Frankovich. The supporting cast includes Gert Fröbe, Robert Webber and Scott Brady. The film is about bank security consultant Joe Collins (Beatty) who develops a scheme with prostitute Dawn Divine (Hawn), to steal several criminals' money from a bank vault. The film was partly shot in Hamburg, West Germany, which forms the primary location of the film and was supported by the Hamburg Art Museum and Bendestorf Studios. The film's music is composed and produced by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack features performances by the Don Elliott Voices, Little Richard, Roberta Flack and Doug Kershaw. The title $ appears in the opening credits only in the form of a giant character, as would be used in a sign, being transported by a crane. $ was distributed by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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