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The Sewers of Paradise (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1979 · 115 mins · French
- Directed by
- José Giovanni
- Starring
- Michel Subor, Lila Kedrova, Jean-François Balmer, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Gabriel Briand, Francis Huster
In July 1976, thieves tunneled through Paris’s sewers to breach the vault of Société Générale, in France, stealing over $10 million. Dubbed the “Great Drain Robbery,” the heist inspired a book by mastermind Albert Spaggiari, which the film adapts. The romanticized cinematic version dramatizes the true events, with Francis Huster playing Spaggiari.
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