''Atraco a las tres'' (Robbery at 3 o'clock) is a 1962

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directed by

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. It is inspired by

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's masterpiece ''

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''.

Plot

Fernando Galindo, a bank clerk, persuades his colleagues to rob the bank where they work in revenge for manager's dismissal and poor employment conditions. They decide to fake a robbery similar to those featured in films. Despite their careful preparation, the plan fails because a band of real robbers burst into the bank the same day they had planned to carry out their raid.

Cast

José Luis López Vázquez José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre MML (11 March 1922, in Madrid – 2 November 2009, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor. Career José Luis López Vázquez was born in Madrid, Spain, on 11 March 1922. He originally worked in theater as a costume ...

as Fernando Galindo * Casto Sendra 'Cassen' as Martínez *

Gracita Morales María Gracia Morales Carvajal (11 November 1928 – 3 April 1995) better known as Gracita Morales was a classic Spanish film actress with a famous high-pitched voice. She was one of the most popular Spanish actresses of the 1960s and 1970s, i ...

as Enriqueta *

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as Katia Durán *

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as Benítez * Agustín González as Cordero * Manuel Díaz González as Don Prudencio *

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as Don Felipe *

Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Areta MML (3 March 19339 May 2013) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. He finished his pre-university studies in San Sebastián. He then began university studies on Law, where he began to wo ...

as Castrillo *

Rafaela Aparicio Rafaela Díaz Valiente MML (9 April 1906 – 9 June 1996) better known as Rafaela Aparicio was a famous Spanish film and theatre actress. She made more than 100 films. The most remembered are Carlos Saura's ''Anna and the Wolves'', ''Mama Tu ...

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External links

* 1962 films 1960s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Spanish crime comedy films Films directed by José María Forqué 1960s crime comedy films Films with screenplays by Rafael J. Salvia 1962 comedy films 1960s Spanish films Spanish heist films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub