''El Asalto'' ("") is a 1960

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directed and by

Kurt Land Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. He is better known as Kurt Land. Life Born i ...

. The film was based on a book by Enrique Silberstein and premiered in

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. It starred Alberto de Mendoza.

Plot

A group of mobsters plan a

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. But the rehearsal of the robbery is plenty of personal drama, disputes and almost farcical mishaps.

Main cast

* Alberto de Mendoza...The Boss *

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Osvaldo Terranova Osvaldo Terranova (30 August 1923 – 4 October 1984) was an Argentine film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the ...

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* Argentino Ledesma *

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*Héctor Méndez *

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Other cast

*Osvaldo María Cabrera *Víctor Catalano *José De Angelis .... Superintendent Oliva *Conrado Diana *Ángel Díaz *Rolando Dumas .... Francisco Coba *

Mariquita Gallegos Mariquita Gallegos (born 1940) is an Argentine singer and actress.Cowie & Elley p.19 She was married to the Uruguayan actor Juan Carlos Mareco. Selected filmography * '' El Asalto'' (1960) * '' La Chacota'' (1962) * '' Would You Marry Me?'' (19 ...

.... Woman in disco *Claudia Lapacó .... Woman in disco *René Lester *Pablo Moret *Miguel Paparelli .... The Usher *Gilberto Peyret .... Sanz *María Esther Rodrigo *Carlos Roig *Félix Tortorelli .... The Cashier

External links

* 1960 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films based on Argentine novels 1960 crime drama films Films directed by Kurt Land Argentine crime drama films 1960s Argentine films {{crime-drama-film-stub