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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 92/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 372 1970s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic92/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
750 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector
- Éric DemarsanOriginal Music Composer
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleWriter
Cast
- Alain DelonCorey
- BourvilCommissioner François Mattei
- Gian Maria VolontéVogel
- Yves MontandJansen
- Paul CrauchetThe Receiver
- Paul AmiotMarchand, Inspector General of Police
- Pierre ColletPrison Guard
- André EkyanRico
- Jean-Pierre PosierMattei's Assistant
- François PérierSanti
- Yves ArcanelCommitting Magistrate
- René BerthierJudiciary Police Director
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