Eddie Constantine stars as Larry Brennan who, during WW2 has hidden a fortune in jewels in St. Teresa's Convent in Czechoslovakia.
The story then jumps ahead 14 years and Larry is back and is soon recruited to steal the jewels out of the convent. He runs across a young woman named Hedi (Dawn Addams) whom he promised he would return someday.
He meets her in a nightclub that is actually an upscale brothel that she works in. He takes her out of there and tries to kindle their romance as both of them join in the heist.
The head of the deal is Rudi Siebert (Marius Goring) who is actually interested in getting the jewels and running off with them himself. There is plenty of action in this fast moving thriller.
Constantine turns in his usual great performance and he and Addams make a good pair together. The on location filming helps add realism to the proceedings and if you like crime films from the late 50's this should be right up your ally.
This is also known as The Treasure of San Teresa, but the Sinister print is under the review title. It's a nice wide screen price and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The last 15 minutes is some of the best film making I have seen in a while. RECOMMENDED.
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