Movie Details
| Title: | Gambit | |
| Director: | Ronald Neame | |
| Year: | 1966 | |
| Genre: | Heist | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 11.11.18 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (2)
- The Man Who Never Was
- The Poseidon Adventure
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 11.11.18 | DVD | This Screening is part of event: DVRfest 2018 This is another one of those classic Alamo trailers they'd show in front of any heist movie. It has a classic tagline which is something along the lines of "Go ahead and tell the ending but please don't ruin the beginning!" (spoiler alert: there ain't shit in the beginning, but I guess "we'd appreciate if you didn't spoil the first third of the movie" doesn't sound as good). This was quite fun. Michael Caine in his prime, Shirley MacLaine at her most charming, and a bunch of lavish sets meant to be some exotic locale. And yes there is a bit of a turn which probably worked in 1966, but the second two-thirds is just as, if not more, fun. A nice little late afternoon jaunt of a movie. Up next is... hmm, what's next? |
