The Vatican Affair

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The Vatican Affair
Directed by Emilio Miraglia
Written byAugusto Caminito
Maurizio Costanzo
Produced byPio Angeletti
Starring Walter Pidgeon
Klaus Kinski
Ira von Fürstenberg
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti
Edited byMarcello Malvestito
Music by Luis Bacalov
Release date
  • 11 September 1968 (1968-09-11)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Vatican Affair (Italian : A qualsiasi prezzo) is a 1968 Italian crime-action-adventure film directed by Emilio Miraglia and starring Walter Pidgeon and Klaus Kinski. [1]

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Plot

A blind professor organizes a heist of Vatican jewels.

Cast

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References

  1. Sandra Brennan (2011). "New York Times: The Vatican Affair". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2008.