Vabank (1982)
Title | Vabank |
Year | 1982 |
Country | Poland |
Genre | Crime (Movies) |
Collection | Robbery |
Franchise | Vabank (1981- 1984) |
Run Time | 1h 44 min |
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In October 1934, a famous safe cracker in Warsaw criminal circles and also a jazz trumpeter, Henryk Kwinto, is released from a prison, where he has spent the past six years. After arriving home, he discovers that his wife has already found a substitute for him in the face of a police commissioner named Karelicki. Kwinto removes hidden roll of banknotes out of the chair’s leg, places his key to the apartment on a table and leaves.
Near the city gates he is met by two younger petty criminals, brothers Moks and Nuta who have successfully debuted by robbing a jewel store and are now wishing to have the legendary safe-cracker as an accomplice. Kwinto by taking out of his pocket a mouthpiece of trumpet asserts that they had mistaken him for someone else and he is a musician. Although they seem to be confused, the brothers nonetheless tell him the address of their automobile shop in case if “Mr Musician would be willing to play together with them”.