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Treasure of San Gennaro (Italian: Operazione San Gennaro) is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Totò and Claudine Auger.It is directed by Dino Risi and is a funny classic story of a perfect robbery plan gone wrong in the Italian way.
The word ‘Treasure’, in sacred art, indicates the Chapel of the Relics, but in Naples the Treasure of San Gennaro also houses a priceless heritage of devotional objects made of gold, silver, bronze and precious stones. Over the centuries these riches have been donated to San Gennaro by Neapolitan and foreign kings, by Popes and by the people.
The Treasure of San Gennaro: Directed by Dino Risi. With Nino Manfredi, Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Harry Guardino. An American gangster in Italy enlists a local gang to help him steal the treasure of Naples' patron saint.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Dino Risi
- 1968-02-26
Treasure of San Gennaro. 1966 · 1 hr 43 min. TV-14. Comedy · Crime · Foreign/International. An American crook enlists the help of a local gang in Italy, crafting a daring plot to steal treasured jewels from Naples' patron saint. Audio Languages: English.
- Dino Risi
- January 1, 1966
- 103 min
The Treasure of Naples. Invention, popular devotion, religiosity, spectacularity: all this contains the Treasure of San Gennaro, which includes both the Museo del Tesoro, with its collection of incredible masterpieces donated by devotees, and the Cappella del Tesoro, an architectural masterpiece inside the Cathedral. of Naples which holds the ...
Oct 30, 2013 · The treasure of San Gennaro is said to rival Britain's Crown Jewels and those of the Russian tsars in value. The 70 pieces were transported under armed guard to a museum in Rome.
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The Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius, or the Reale cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro, is a chapel located in the Cathedral of Naples, Italy, and dedicated to St. Januarius, patron saint of the city. This is the most lavishly decorated chapel in the cathedral, and contains contributions by the premier Baroque artists in Naples.
