Traficantes de pánico (1980)
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Stuart Whitman, Francisco Rabal, Marisa Mell, Gianni Macchia, Antonella Interlenghi, Hugo Stiglitz, Mário Almada, Fernando Almada, Sonia Viviani, Tito Bonilla, Robert Schlosser, Victoria Vera, Guillermo Ferrán
A casino robbery spirals into a hostage crisis at a wealthy family’s villa.
The story
About ten armed robbers, led by a ruthless man and disguised with wigs and fake moustaches, storm the richest casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and escape with the loot and a hostage. Police quickly track them to their hiding place, prompting the criminals to split into three groups to evade capture. Only the group holding the hostage gets past the police. They take refuge in a wealthy family’s villa, where they hold the household hostage. Their standoff is challenged by Lisa, a young and courageous woman in the house, as the situation begins to spiral out of control.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
About ten robbers, led by a ruthless man and armed and disguised with wigs and fake moustaches, storm the richest casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico, then make off with the loot and a hostage in tow. The police waste no time in tracking them down and soon find the place where the criminals have hidden. Realizing they are being hunted, the robbers split into three groups in an attempt to evade capture. Only the group with the hostage manages to get the better of the police and escape, taking refuge in the villa of a wealthy family and holding them hostage. Inside the house, however, they are confronted by Lisa, a young and courageous woman who manages to kill one of them. At this point, though, the situation spirals irretrievably out of control.
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