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25/11/1960 Drama, Thriller, Crime 1h 25m
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François Truffaut, Brilliant Director Who Gave You the Award Winning "The 400 Blows", Now Brings to the Screen a Fascinating New Work That Plays in Many Keys...All of Them Delightful!

Overview

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.

  1. François Truffaut

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Charles Aznavour

    Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan

  2. Marie Dubois

    Léna

  3. Nicole Berger

    Thérèse Saroyan

  4. Michèle Mercier

    Clarisse

  5. Serge Davri

    Plyne

  6. Claude Mansard

    Momo

  7. Richard Kanayan

    Fido Saroyan

  8. Albert Rémy

    Chico Saroyan

  9. Jean-Jacques Aslanian

    Richard Saroyan

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Reviews

A review by Steve
Written by Steve on 2018-10-03
noiroftheweek.com :

This isn't the golden age of film noir right now. Nearly every crime film released has critics noting their "noir look" or style. The latest crime films have more to do with comic books and video games than old classic noir. Having a young actor stand in the rain with a fedora looking all squinty and gloomy isn't noir. Bleak Nordic crime TV shows are probably the closest you're going to get now a days. But nothing from the left coast convinces me that film makers even watch old noir, never mind understand it.

If you want to see a good tribute to noir you can go back ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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