The handsome Kieron Moore utilizes and ingenious method of getting ahold of some diamonds after a hold-up that leads to the driver of the vehicle killing the majority of the thieves, then being killed himself, only for the surviving thief to be killed himself in the most ironic ways, resulting in Moore (who had been trailing everybody) ending up with the diamonds.
It's quite a bit of irony going on, but that puts Moore at risk because he can't get rid of the diamonds since their real owner (a bombastic Keenan Wynn) is on his trail. Monica Vitti poses as a journalist but is really on Wynn's payroll, and yet seems to have her own agenda.
Amusing, but middling 60's low budget adventure yarn has Wynn constantly barking his dialogue, even though he claims his character has a heart condition. He's a mean man when swinging a golf club, and not at a ball. Consistent action and some amusing dialogue, but cliched characters and cheap production values. Perfect drive-in or double bill style 60's cinema was destined to become obscure very quickly. Great use of Spanish locations though kept my attention.
It's quite a bit of irony going on, but that puts Moore at risk because he can't get rid of the diamonds since their real owner (a bombastic Keenan Wynn) is on his trail. Monica Vitti poses as a journalist but is really on Wynn's payroll, and yet seems to have her own agenda.
Amusing, but middling 60's low budget adventure yarn has Wynn constantly barking his dialogue, even though he claims his character has a heart condition. He's a mean man when swinging a golf club, and not at a ball. Consistent action and some amusing dialogue, but cliched characters and cheap production values. Perfect drive-in or double bill style 60's cinema was destined to become obscure very quickly. Great use of Spanish locations though kept my attention.
