Crooks (1983) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1983 · 100 mins · Spanish

Directed by

Miguel Hermoso

Starring

Antonio Gamero, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Bilbao, Arturo Fernández, Rafael Díaz, Isabel Mestres

A well‑to‑do man ends up in jail and asks a street‑wise pickpocket and con artist for protection while he serves his sentence. When he is released he promises to repay his new friend, a pledge that entangles both men in a series of escalating schemes, misunderstandings and dangerous complications.