The Great Van Robbery

The Great Van Robbery

5.2IMDb Score
Released:1959-01-16
Genre:Crime
Duration:71 min
Director:Max Varnel
Actors:Denis Shaw, Kay Callard, Tony Quinn, Philip Saville, Vera Fusek
Production:Danziger Productions Ltd.

Overview:

Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.

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