The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
211 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleWriter
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector
- Bernard GérardOriginal Music Composer
- José GiovanniWriter
Cast
- Lino VenturaGustave "Gu" Minda
- Paul MeurisseCommissaire Blot
- Raymond PellegrinPaul Ricci
- Christine FabrégaManouche
- Marcel BozzuffiJo Ricci
- Paul FrankeurCommissaire Fardiano
- Denis ManuelAntoine Ripa
- Jean NégroniInspector
- Michel ConstantinAlban
- Pierre ZimmerOrloff
- Pierre GrassetPascal Leonetti
- Jacques LéonardHenri Tourneur
Stills
Themes
prisonsniperpolice brutalityrobberyparis, francecop-killergangstermarseille, franceprison escapeheistbetrayalgun battle