A Fine Pair

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A Fine Pair
Ruba al prossimo tuo.jpg
Original movie poster
Directed by Francesco Maselli
Written byFrancesco Maselli
Luisa Montagnana
Virgil C. Leone
Produced byLéo L. Fuchs
Starring Rock Hudson
Claudia Cardinale
Cinematography Alfio Contini
Edited by Nicoletta Nardi
Music by Ennio Morricone
Production
companies
Cinema Center Films, Vides Cinematografica
Distributed by National General Pictures
Release dates
  • 27 September 1968 (1968-09-27)
(Italy)
  • May 10, 1969 (1969-05-10)
(USA)
Running time
89 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

A Fine Pair (original title Ruba al prossimo tuo) is a 1968 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Francesco Maselli. It stars Rock Hudson and Claudia Cardinale, [1] who had co-starred together two years earlier in the romantic drama, Blindfold .

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Plot

A New York policeman (Hudson) unintentionally helps a thief (Cardinale) who has planned to steal the jewels of an Austrian villa.

Cast

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References

  1. "Claudia Cardinale". Mymovies.it . Retrieved December 1, 2010.