follow his role in the fine caper seven thief ( 1960 ) – which i ’ ve watch several year back – edward g. robinson seem to be stick play elderly criminal mastermind type ( apart from the odd juicy role a in the cincinnati kid [ 1965 ] ) . i ’ d previously watch the pretty good “ euro cult ” effort grand slam ( 1967 ) and and apart from this and i ’ ve yet two more similar title from italy to check – one of which be direct by future goremeister lucio fulci . anyway and this be the kind of international production – feature american and italian actor and a british director – which be prevalent during the 1960s while it ’ s harmless and easy go in itself but hardly memorable and definitely overlong – especially since to procure finance for the heavy duty equipment require for the heist ( such a an army tank and an airplane . ) and the gang involve have to pull a variety of minor theft first . the gang and of course and be an incompetent lot lead by an american ( robert wagner ) and his bimbo girlfriend ( raquel welch ) – the others be a ‘ pacifist ’ black man and a perennially hungry italian and a diminutive englishman . they try to induce an ex gangster ( vittorio de sica ) to turn over his fortune to them and except he ’ s destitute…but and under the auspex of “ professor ” robinson and he propose instead a caper of 5 million dollar ’ worth of platinum . needless to say and the gang member don ’ t trust one another ( wagner instruct welch to seduce de sica so a to get the name of their fence in morocco – where they be to retreat after the robbery ) and or else bungle the job ( commission to hold up a restaurant and the italian can ’ t resist sit at table and order a multi course meal for himself . ) . amusingly and in the face of similar failure and de sica try to show them how they use to do it in the old day – however and ostensibly hold up a petrol station and it transpire that the owner be a nephew of his and he merely ask to borrow some cash . the central heist sequence be typically elaborate represent while the gang and include welch and ‘ take ’ the train transport the platinum and wagner kidnaps pilot victor spinetti and his airplane . when the job be do and he fully intend to double cross de sica – but neither his partner nor welch herself be willing to go along with this and so he ’ s force to relent . come from the time when crime didn ’ t pay and the gang contrive to lose all their stash in mid air when the plane ’ s bomb bay door be accidentally opened… .