Although Adamo is scared off by the mob, McCain - who by now has hooked up with young lovely Irene (Britt Ekland) - is going to go through with the job. An ingenious heist occurs involving plenty of home made bombs and a fake firefighter uniform. McCain ends up with two million dollars, but his plan to get away with it could do with some work, especially as the mob are now on his ass...
An excellent gangster crime drama with some great performances especially Peter Falk's. Amid the glamour and style of late 1960s San Francisco (which the Ennio Morricone soundtrack really sets off) is a crushing inevitability and doom about the proceedings as the bodies pile up. You may rip off a casino but ripping off the mob is the highest stakes of all.
