Le Voyou (The Crook) (Simon the Swiss) (1970)
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Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to a wealthy man. The three kidnap a little boy and then blackmail the bank where the boy's father works to pay the ransom of one… More Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to a wealthy man. The three kidnap a little boy and then blackmail the bank where the boy's father works to pay the ransom of one million dollars. The publicity-conscious bank pays the ransom but the rest doesn't go exactly as planned. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Lelouch
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jun 20, 1971 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 12, 2005
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Cast
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Simon
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Christine Lelouch
as Martine
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Charles Denner
as Monsieur Gallois
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Danièle Delorme
as Janine
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Judith Magre
as Mme. Gallois
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Amidou
as Bill
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Sacha Distel
as Himself
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Charles Gérard
as Charles
- Paul Le Person
- Luciano Pigozzi
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Yves Robert
as Inspector
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Pierre Zimmer
as Martine's Husband
- Aldo Maccione
- Gerard Sire
- Jacques Doniol-Valcroze