Take the Money and Run (1969)
Director
Woody Allen
Main cast
Woody Allen; Janet Margolin; Marcel Hillaire; Jacquelyn Hyde
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Description
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Woody Allen
Main cast
Woody Allen; Janet Margolin; Marcel Hillaire; Jacquelyn Hyde
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Description
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
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