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Gilbert Varnove
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Philippe March | ... |
Jean
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Fabienne Dali | ... |
Fabienne
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Monique Hennessy | ... |
Thérèse
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Carl Studer | ... |
Kern
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Christian Lude | ... |
Le docteur
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Jacques De Leon | ... |
Armand
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Jacques Léonard | ... |
Un inspecteur
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Paulette Breil | ... |
Anita
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Remy
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Charles Bayard | ... |
Le vieil homme
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Burglar Maurice Faugel has just finished his sentence. He murders Gilbert Vanovre, a receiver, and steals the loot of a break-in. He is also preparing a house-breaking, and his friend Silien brings him the needed equipment. But Silien is a police informer ... A movie whose "all characters are two-faced, all characters are false", according to director Jean-Pierre Melville. Written by Yepok
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
8 February 1963 (France) See more »Also Known As:
The Finger Man See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,362 (USA) (29 June 2007)Gross:
$82,772 (USA) (4 January 2008)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Burglar Maurice Faugel has just finished his sentence. He murders Gilbert Vanovre, a receiver, and steals the loot of a break-in. He is also preparing a house-breaking, and his friend Silien brings him the needed equipment. But Silien is a police informer...
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino cited the screenplay for "Le Doulos" as being his personal favorite and being a large influence on his debut picture "Reservoir Dogs". This does not surprise me in the least. Melville really picked up the mantle of noir that the Americans had done in the 1930s and 40s, and then apparently just gave up on. Luckily, he did it right and influenced one of the greatest crime films of the 1990s.
What I love about Melville more than the story-telling or characters is actually the use of color. Just so crisp, with every shot capturing this gritty world as it should be.