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- Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million.
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Six Bridges to Cross is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brink's Robbery of Boston, Massachusetts in which the thieves made off with roughly $2.5 million. [3] [4] Plot. Jerry Florea (Tony Curtis) is planning a heist. The story begins with the events which led a young Florea (Sal Mineo) to become a crook.
Six Bridges to Cross: Directed by Joseph Pevney. With Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Jay C. Flippen. The emotional story of a lifelong friendship between a Boston rookie cop and a young street-wise delinquent.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph Pevney
- 1955-01-29
Six Bridges to Cross was based on a condensed story by Joseph F. Dinneen, called They Stole $2,500,000-And Got Away with It, which was published in Collier's magazine. The story was derived from Dinneen's full-length novel entitled The Anatomy of a Crime; A Startling Parallel to the Fantastic $2,500,000 Brinks Robbery (New York, 1954).
Overview. Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate mechanics of the hold-up.
Six Bridges to Cross is supposed to be based on the famous Brinks Payroll robbery but bears hardly the slightest resemblance to that celebrated case (for one thing the police still don't have a clue as to who the criminals were and they are still at large) which was obviously used purely as a publicity gimmick to sucker the unwary into seeing ...
The film is loosely based on the real-life Great Brinks Robbery of 1950 in Boston, the theft of an incredible $2.7 million. "Six Bridges to Cross" includes details of the robbery's execution. It's a solid film, not quite a classic, but Tony Curtis steals the show and is well worth seeing in this early role.
SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS, screen play by Sidney Boehm, based on a story by Joseph F. Dinneen; directed by Joseph Pevney; produced by Aaron Rosenberg for Universal-International.
