Product Details

• Actors: Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski, Riccardo Cucciolla, George Rigaud
• Directors: Giuliano Montaldo
• Writers: Augusto Caminito, José Antonio de la Loma, Marcello Coscia, Marcello Fondato, Mino Roli
• Producers: Arrigo Colombo
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Blue Underground
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Run Time: 121 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IUI7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Grand Slam" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High Crime in Rio worth a look, June 9, 2003

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Michael Ziegler (Philadelphia, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grand Slam (DVD)

This film is a solid sixties style tour in every aspect. It is a model of a "Mission Impossible' adventure and resembles an early James Bond flick *(Thunderball) in the carnival scenes and LARGO (minus the eye patch and Spectre ring) is even in THIS picture! A professor (Edward G. Robinson) plans a jewel heist and has four experts handle the theft. All of this takes place in Rio during 'Carnival' and we are shown how professionals work together to obtain the goal. A Playboy, A Safecracker, An Electronics Expert and A Military Enforcer work as the team. There is tension and struggle here that will keep you interested and the melody of the Carnival will remain with you long after the picture is over. A neat little plot twist is included in the ending scene in Rome. Well worth the viewing, not the greatest epic ever made but certainly entertaining.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All this and Klaus Kinski in a sailor suit too!, May 12, 2008

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Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grand Slam (DVD)

Grand Slam is a surprisingly enjoyable caper flick, and much more fun than any film with middle-aged men in tight black trousers and Klaus Kinski in a sailor suit has any right to be. I say surprisingly because anything that turns up on the Blue Underground label generally turns out to be a disappointment, but this globe-trotting diversion about a heist in Rio de Janeiro during the carnival looks great and is a much better piece of disposable entertainment than either the Rat Pack or Soderberg's Oceanic efforts. Ennio Morricone's main title is a particularly blatant ripoff of Burt Bacharach and the Tijuana Brass' Casino Royale with il maestro's own special flavoring, but only adds to the fun.

Although the only extras are a photo gallery and trailer, the 2.35:1 transfer is for the most part very good, with excellent vivid color.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - will give you more twists+turns than a decent rollercoaster ride!, July 25, 2011

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mickey_one (Cologne, Allemagne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grand Slam (DVD)

Also available as a "Two-fer" paired with REVOLVER (1974). ASIN: B0006J2QK2

GRAND SLAM 1967
Film: 8.5/10
Picture quality: 9/10
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (orig)
Run time NTSC 60Hz: 1 59'21"
Audio: GB; F
ST: -
RC 0
Bonus: Trailer; Foto Gallery
Studio: Blue Underground

Excellent classic 60s heist movie ("... one of the best of all time" Roger Ebert) starring Janet Leigh, Klaus Kinski, Edward G. Robinson, Adolfo Celi
Directed by Giuliano Montaldo (MACHINE GUN McCAIN, 1968 - also available on BD+DVD from Blue Underground and on DVD from rarovideo "Gli Intoccabili")