The Caper Of The Golden Bulls (1967)

Now living in Spain, a retired bank robber (Stephen Boyd) is blackmailed by his former companion (Giovanna Ralli) into doing one more job. Breaking into a vault and stealing some precious jewels. Based on the novel by William P. McGivern and directed by Russell Rouse (NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL). This is a congenial, low maintenance heist movie that almost hits all the right notes. The film is overloaded with minor characters but they all have their place in the scheme of things. Luckily the movie was entirely filmed in Spain so the cinematographer Harold E. Stine (THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE) takes full advantage of the attractive locales. As a leading man, Boyd is stoic as usual but Ralli makes for a wonderfully wicked femme fatale. The actual heist is well done as is the running with bulls in Pamplona sequences. The only real downside is Vic Mizzy's flat music which is a perfect example of what is referred to as Mickey Mousing in underscores. Yvette Mimieux provides some eye candy and the cast is full of familiar character actors including Walter Slezak, Vito Scotti, Jay Novello, Clifton James, Leon Askin and Henry Beckman.