Top billed cast

1. 

   Roger Duchesne

   Robert 'Bob le Flambeur' Montagné

2. 

   Isabelle Corey

   Anne

3. 

   Daniel Cauchy

   Paulo

4. 

   Gérard Buhr

   Marc

5. 

   Guy Decomble

   Police Commissary Ledru

6. 

   Claude Cerval

   Jean, the Croupier

7. 

   Howard Vernon

   McKimmie, the Sponsor

8. 

   Colette Fleury

   Suzanne, Jean's Girlfriend

9. 

   Simone Paris

   Yvonne

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Reviews

A review by gvasil

Written by gvasil on 2025-10-25

A quintessential film noir from the Godfather of the French Nouvelle Vague, which, through the life of a high-class gambler, uniquely transports us to the nightlife of Montmartre in the 50s.

Jean-Pierre Melville paves the way for the arrival of the French New Wave at the end of the same decade with the use of jump cuts, natural lighting, and handheld camera work. What he masterfully achieves, however, is to convey the entire atmosphere of post-war Montmartre to the big screen, which at that time was a hub for gamblers, prostitutes, petty criminals, and jazz musicians, in stark contrast to i...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$41,010.00

Keywords

• robbery
• casino
• paris, france
• gambling
• montmartre
• horse race
• theft
• gambler
• ex-con
• safecracker
• pigalle, paris
• ex-boxer
• deauville, france