From about 1950 until the early 1970s, a lot of American and British actors, particularly B-listers, made films for Italian production companies. For some, I'm sure it was a nice vacation, for others it was a chance to work, and for a few, it was an opportunity to star in films when they couldn't find starring work in Hollywood. The best example of the latter is Clint Eastwood. Eastwood had appeared as a regular on American TV shows but in movies he was confined to bit parts....that all changed after making himself a BIG star in three of Italian director Sergio Leone's films ("Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"). In the case of "Millions' ("Miliardi"), this film wasn't about to make ANYONE famous...just give some minor American actors a chance to work.
I found this film on YouTube after a friend suggested it. Unfortunately, like some films on YouTube, the sound is poor (there's a definite whine) and the picture is a bit dark and blurry. Perhaps you can find a better copy someplace else.
The story finds all sorts of spoiled and mostly awful folks gathered around their uncle's death bed in the hopes that they'll inherit his fortune. So, instead of caring about Uncle Leo, they all wait like vultures to get their hands on his stuff....and he had a LOT of stuff! During the course of the film, there are lots sexy women, scheming, fast cars, greed, blackmail, temper tantrums, and exciting Italian locales.
So is this soap opera-like film filled with boobies any good? Based on its overall score of 3.6, you would assume it sure isn't. Well, I didn't like it...though don't think it's as horrible as the score would indicate. To me, the acting was often a bit flat and great story ideas tended to fall a bit flat as well. Not bad...just second-rate. A time passer with adequate acting (at best).
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