Peter Sellers plays Aldo Vanucci (aka the Fox), one of the greatest criminals of the world, and master of disguise. After Aldo escapes from the Italian prison he was held in, he meets again with his friends, and plans to retrieve the "gold of Cairo" a large shipment of gold, that waits to be unloaded somewhere in Italy. Aldo devices the perfect plan. Posing as a famous director, he finds the ideal coastal village to unload the shipment, and persuades the entire population that he has chosen their village as the set for his new movie. Everybody, including the idiot chief of the local police is so excited, that they can't even imagine that in fact they are helping the Fox to get the "gold of Cairo"...
| Release Date: | Jan 1966 |
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| Genre: | Crime / Comedy |
| Cast: | Peter Sellers (Aldo Vanucci / Federico Fabrizi), Victor Mature (Tony Powell), Britt Ekland (Gina Vanucci aka ), Martin Balsam (Harry), Akim Tamiroff (Okra), Paolo Stoppa (Polio), Tino Buazzelli (Siepi), Mac Ronay (Carlo), Lydia Brazzi (Mama Vanucci), Lando Buzzanca (Police Chief), Maria Grazia Buccella (Miss Okra, the bikini trap.), Maurice Denham (Chief of Interpol), Tiberio Murgia (1st Detective), Francesco De Leone (2nd Detective), Carlo Croccolo (Cafe Owner), Nino Musco (Mayor), Pier Luigi Pizzi (Doctor), Lino Mattera (Singer), Piero Gerlini (1st Jailer), Daniele Vargas (Public prosecutor), Franco Sportelli (Judge), Giustino Durano (Critic), Mimmo Poli (Fat Actor), Enzo Fiermonte (Raymond), Roberto De Simone (Marcel Vignon (as Roberto De Simoni)), Angelo Spaggiari (Felix Kessler), Mario Del Vago (Manuel Ortega), Timothy Bateson (Michael O'Reilly), Carlo Delle Piane ((uncredited)), Vittorio De Sica (Himself (uncredited)), Daniela Igliozzi ((uncredited)), David Lodge (Police officer (uncredited)), Enrico Luzi (Movie Director on Via Veneto...), Carlo Pisacane (2nd Judge (uncredited)), Marcella Rovena (Salvatore's Wife (uncredited)), Lizabeth Scott (Actress in Tony Powell movie (archive...), Nino Vingelli (3d Judge (uncredited)) |