France / Italy,
1962, 108 min
Directed by:
Jean-Pierre MelvilleScreenplay:
Jean-Pierre MelvilleCinematography:
Nicolas HayerComposer:
Paul MisrakiCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Nahon, Marcel Cuvelier, Jean Desailly, Fabienne Dali, Monique Hennessy, Volker Schlöndorff (more)Plots(1)
After serial burglar Maurice Faugel (Serge Reggiani) is released from his latest stint behind bars, he quickly returns to his criminal ways and plans a robbery with Silien (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Rémy (Philippe Nahon). After murdering an old associate in retaliation for the killing of his former girlfriend, Maurice becomes racked with suspicion and distrust of everyone around him amid rumours that Silien has become a police informant. When Maurice and Rémy carry out a robbery of their own, the police quickly close in on them and Maurice begins to unravel the deadly web of deceit that has formed around him. (StudioCanal UK)
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