''Seven Times Seven'' () is a 1969 Italian crime comedy

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directed by

Michele Lupo Michele Lupo (4 December 1932 – 27 June 1989) was an Italian film director. He directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982. He was born in Corleone, Italy, and died on 27 June 1989 in a clinic in Rome, Italy at the age of 56. Selected filmogr ...

and starring Gastone Moschin.

Plot

A gang of prison inmates escape and rob the UK's

Royal Mint The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins. It is currently located in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved in 1968. Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited, it is a limited company that is wholly ow ...

. They then sneak back to prison.

Cast

* Gastone Moschin as Benjamin Burton *

Lionel Stander Lionel Jay Stander (January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American actor, activist, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He had an extensive career in theatre, film, radio, and television that spanned nearly 70 years, ...

as Sam car thief *

Raimondo Vianello Raimondo Vianello (7 May 1922 – 15 April 2010) was an Italian film actor, comedian, and television host. He was a well-known Italian television personality. Biography He was born in Rome, but spent his youth in Pula, where his father, an ...

as Bodoni * Gordon Mitchell as Big Ben * Paolo Gozlino as Bingo (as Paul Stevens) *

Nazzareno Zamperla Nazzareno Zamperla (25 April 1937 – 19 March 2020) was an Italian actor and stuntman. Career Born in Treviso into a circus family, Zamperla came to Rome in 1949 and worked primarily in the 1950s and 1960s as a stunt performer. His focus was on ...

as Bananas * Teodoro Corrà as Briggs * Erika Blanc as Mildred *

Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members ...

as Police Inspector *

Turi Ferro Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro launc ...

as Bernard *

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

as Jail Manager *

Paolo Bonacelli Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian stage and film actor. Bonacelli graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. After debuting on stage in Vittorio Gassman's ''Questa sera si recita a soggetto'', he had his fi ...

as Jail warden * Ray Lovelock as Mildred's lover * Gladys Dawson as Miss Higgins * Neil McCarthy as Prison warden Mr. Docherty

References

External links

* 1968 films 1968 comedy films 1960s crime comedy films 1960s heist films Italian crime comedy films Italian heist films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Michele Lupo Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1960s Italian films Italian-language crime comedy films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub