Delia Scala,
Dora Doll,
Gaby Basset,
Jean Gabin,
Jeanne Moreau
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An aging gangster and his cohorts stage a bank robbery and then end up fighting amongst each other and their girlfirends over the money.
DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
Stats: 84 reviews
an excellent crime story. gabin plays a solid lead and scala is sexy in her limited role in a film that caught me by suprise. only loosely a heist film, it is fairly similar to much of melvilles great work. im glad i bought the film because i know i will rewatch it many times.
There are more worries in the life of a gangster besides money. There's love, loyalty, friendship, and the most implacable killer of all: time itself, the way it undermines and vanishes every human being no matter how strong or resolute he/she used to be.
Jean Gabin plays the ele...( read more)
this is just an outstanding piece of crime drama and paved the way for many great french gangster films to come, including dassin's rififi and melville's bob le flambeur. jean gabin, making a terrific comeback, is deadly cool as the weary max, out to save his friend and his loot...( read more)
a highly entertaining and bold thriller from jacques becker starring jean gabin. a very straight forward, no frills preformance from gabin. the film's characters have a subtle depth; which is really what makes it all so great. it seems that this film is a precursor to the melanc...( read more)
Film généralement suréstimé... et en plus, je fais vraiment un gros blocage sur le Gabin d'après-guerre!!!
This film was really fun, it is very similar in the vein of the stuff Melville did later on. What I really like is the raw and dirty eroticism that pervades this film and the suave coolness of it all. I found this film to be a fascinating look at the idea of the evils of brotherh...( read more)
Fifty years later, its trademark jukebox tune (a melancholy harmonica riff) still causes tingles, and its tough, laid-back elegance still seduces. full review
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