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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 97/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 156 1950s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic97/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
656 audience votes
Key crew
- Jules DassinDirector
- René WheelerScreenplay
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Auguste Le BretonScreenplay
Cast
- Jean ServaisTony le Stéphanois
- Carl MöhnerJo le Suedois
- Robert ManuelMario Ferrati
- Janine DarceyLouise
- Pierre GrassetLouis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué
- Robert HosseinRémi Grutter
- Marcel LupoviciPierre Grutter
- Dominique MaurinTonio
- Magali NoëlViviane
- Marie SabouretMado
- Claude SylvainIda Ferrati
- Jules DassinCesar le Milanais
Stills
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Themes
paris, franceitalianjewelrynightclubsafeheistburglaryblack and whitenewspaper standtuberculosiscleaner
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