| Plot: | After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, a fugitive gangland chief sneaks back to Paris despite the contract on his life. This character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope a thrilling highlight of sixties French film noir.
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| Overview: | After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children despite a death sentence hanging over his head. Accompanied by appointed guardian Eric Stark (Jean-Paul Belmondo, fresh off his star turn in Breathless) and beset by backstabbing former friends, Abel begins a journey through the postwar Parisian underworld that's both throat grabbing and soul searching. A character study of a career criminal at the end of his rope, this rugged noir from Claude Sautet (Un coeur en hiver) is a thrilling highlight of sixties French cinema.
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| Cast: |
Lino Ventura || Sandra Milo || Jean-Paul Belmondo || Marcel Dalio || Michel Ardan || Claude Cerval
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| Running Time: | 108 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | French (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH
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| Distributor: |
Criterion Collection [A USA-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | | UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board." |
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| Features: |
Letterboxed 1.66:1MonoBlack & White2003 Director's Documentary ExcerptInterviewsTrailersEssayNew & Improved English Subtitle Translation
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