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The Boy Who Stole a Million is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Charles Crichton released in USA on 2 september 1960 with Virgílio Teixeira
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 september 1960
Length 1h24
Directed by Charles Crichton
OriginUnited-kingdom
Rating56%
The Boy Who Stole a Million is a 1960 British comedy thriller film directed by Charles Crichton. The film was shot on location in the Spanish city of Valencia, with an international cast list.
Synopsis
When he learns that his father needs to find 10,000 pesetas to finance repairs to his taxi, or face losing his business and livelihood, naïve young Paco decides to "borrow" a million pesetas from the bank where he has a small part-time job after school. He soon gets more than he bargained for when he starts being pursued not only by the police but seemingly by all the criminal low-life of the city, all eager to get their hands on the cash. Paco finds himself on the run all through Valencia, from the most elegant quarters with their wide streets and squares in the midst of fiesta time, to the city's most squalid and dangerous slums.Actors
Virgílio Teixeira
(Miguel)
George Coulouris
(Bank Manager)
Warren Mitchell
(Pedro)
Tutte Lemkow
(Mateo)
Edwin Richfield
(Commissionnaire)
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