A Man Of Action Plot Synopsis
In this riveting film, based on the life of Lucio Urtubia, we follow the daring and creative efforts of a man who defied all odds to pull off a world-changing counterfeiting operation in Paris. With fake Traveler’s Cheques handed out, America’s biggest bank – City Bank – attempted to take him down. But even with the help of the French police and the French intelligence service, Urtubia was able to stay one step ahead of them and continue his criminal spree until his death in 1984.
In the early 1940s, Lucio is born to a poor family in the small town of San Giovanni in the province of Brescia. He hates the system and is determined to change it. After his father’s death, Lucio is introduced to Anarchist Quico, who teaches him how to use the system against those in power. Lucio learns that never trust anyone, especially not strangers.
What is Lucio’s plan?
After an earlier plan involving counterfeit notes, Lucio comes up with an ingenious plan to counterfeit Traveler’s Cheques instead. After managing to dupe the Teller, Lucio has big plans to hit the banks hard. The team decide to each take on a different bank and hit at 12pm simultaneously. That way when the Tellers are checking the serial numbers, they won’t realize that there’s anything awry. When the cheques eventually make it to HQ and they realize they’ve been duped, it’ll be too late as Lucio and the Anarchists would have already taken off with the money, distributing it to who really needs it. If everything works, they can do it again every month.
City Bank sends Mr. Barrow to Paris to sort out the Inspector’s suspicions that Lucio is the one responsible for the heist. Costello has a tail put on him, while Lucio’s partner Anne tells her husband to think of their daughter, Juliette, before he does anything stupid. If he makes a mistake, he could be put behind bars. ..
Lucio’s plan to transfer 1 million traveler’s cheques is seen as too risky by many, and he loses his tail (planted by Costello) when he refuses to back down. He meets with Tony Greco and forgets the rule that Quico taught him – never trust a stranger. ..
Who is Tony Greco? Who wants to kill Lucio?
Tony Greco is a police officer who was in on the plan to betray his partner Charlie Alvarez. He offered Alvarez $10,000 to help catch Lucio in the act, but after the betrayal, he took a plane to Buenos Aires and left. As a result, Lucio is looking at up to 15 years in prison, but he’s also getting death threats too.
Lucio tells Inspector Costello that he’s been receiving death threats, and the Inspector is not happy about it. Lucio says that he’s angered a lot of people, including the Secret Service and the Americans. However, Inspector Costello has no love for either of those groups himself. In fact, he told Lucio that he wouldn’t be planting fake evidence on Lucio to get an arrest.
Anne’s phone is being traced and at a phonebooth, Lucio is discovered and arrested.
Does Lucio talk his way into going free?
Lucio offers to help Barrow with the printing operation if he can provide the necessary equipment and cheques. Barrow is hesitant at first, but Lucio assures him that he won’t let anything bad happen and that everything will be okay.
In exchange for Lucio handing over all the plates and cheques, Lucio suggests he be cleared of all charges and also given a decent compensation package for the inconvenience. With City Bank’s reputation on the line, Barrow doesn’t have much choice. Barrow reluctantly agrees to take the deal, and although Costello sees this as a win for the minor bricklayer beating the system, Barrow sees this tip as the House always winning and saving City Bank to move onto bigger things. ..
How does A Man Of Action end?
As the film ends, Lucio is reunited with Anne and Juliette in Bolivia, where he lives out his days. The thing is, no one knows how much money Lucio demanded from City Bank to stop the anarchist cause and I guess we never will. Whenever Lucio is asked, he simply replies “a lot.” Shortly after Lucio Urtubia’s actions, big banks looked for alternatives to Traveler’s Cheques, which led to the rise of cards and ATMs in the mid 1980’s.
Lucio tragically passed away on July 18th 2020, after a long and difficult relationship with Anne. Lucio and Anne remain good friends until his subsequent passing.
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