A Fine Pair (1968)

A New York City police captain (Rock Hudson) is contacted by the daughter (Claudia Cardinale) of an old friend. It seems she needs his help into breaking into an Austrian villa to return the jewels a friend has stolen to the safe before its owners discover they've been stolen. Directed by Francesco Maselli, this anemic crime comedy is the second pairing of Hudson and Cardinale. They had previously co-starred in the thriller BLINDFOLD two years earlier. However, that was an American film. This is Italian and it lacks the effervescence of the earlier 1966 movie. The screenplay is poorly constructed and often muddy. The far fetched method of disarming the alarms during the break in is dubious and seems more of an excuse to strip Cardinale down to her underwear. One would think a movie shot in Austria, Italy and New York would at least be a visual treat but Alfio Contini's cinematography is dark and ugly (though to be fair, it might have been the transfer I watched). Ennio Morricone's score is trite. With Tomas Milian, Tony Lo Bianco, Leon Askin, Ellen Corby and Peter Dane.