Although this crime/action film was released more than fifty (50) years ago I found the film to still hold up extremely well when compared to todays action/crime films which are usually ladened with an over abundance of CGI throughout. The two (2) lead actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, who plays the slick jewel thief named Azad, and the lone wolf Detective Abel Zacharia played by (1963) Oscar nominee Omar Sharif both want the jewels and so a game of cat and mouse begins. The catnip used by Detective Abel Zacharia to lure the jewel thief Azad into submission is the very sexy and very young Dyan Cannon who plays a nude centerfold model named Lena Gripp's. Stop the salivating gentlemen, I said she plays a nude centerfold model, but Ms. Cannon keeps her clothes on for this entire film.
The action scenes which include two impressive car chases and a few good extended fight scenes also make this film a memorable one. Therefore I give this five (5) decades old film a well deserved 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.
The action scenes which include two impressive car chases and a few good extended fight scenes also make this film a memorable one. Therefore I give this five (5) decades old film a well deserved 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.