El Asalto

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El Asalto
Directed by Kurt Land
Written by Enrique Silberstein
Ariel Cortazzo
Produced by Jaime Cabouli
Emilio Spitz
Starring Alberto de Mendoza
Cinematography Alfredo Traverso
Edited by Gerardo Rinaldi
Antonio Ripoll
Music by Víctor Buchino
Distributed by Guaranteed Pictures
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

El Asalto ("The Robbery") is a 1960 Argentine black-and-white film crime drama film directed and by Kurt Land. The film was based on a book by Enrique Silberstein and premiered in Buenos Aires. It starred Alberto de Mendoza.

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Plot

A group of mobsters plan a bank heist. But the rehearsal of the robbery is plenty of personal drama, disputes and almost farcical mishaps.

Main cast

Other cast


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