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Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
Touchez pas au grisbi (original title)

94 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  February 1960 (USA)
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An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom.

Director:

Jacques Becker

Writers:

Albert Simonin (novel), Jacques Becker (adaptation), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Gabin ...
Max dit Max le Menteur
René Dary René Dary ...
Henri Ducros dit Riton
Dora Doll Dora Doll ...
Lola
Vittorio Sanipoli Vittorio Sanipoli ...
Ramon
Marilyn Buferd Marilyn Buferd ...
Betty (as Marilyn Bufferd)
Gaby Basset Gaby Basset ...
Marinette
Paul Barge Paul Barge ...
Eugène (as Barge)
Alain Bouvette Alain Bouvette ...
Le chauffeur de taxi (as Bouvette)
Daniel Cauchy ...
Fifi
Denise Clair Denise Clair ...
Madame Bouche
Angelo Dessy Angelo Dessy ...
Bastien
Lucilla Solivani Lucilla Solivani ...
Nana, la secrétaire de Pierrot
Michel Jourdan Michel Jourdan ...
Marco
Paul Oettly Paul Oettly ...
Oscar
Jean Riveyre Jean Riveyre ...
Le portier de l'hôtel Moderna
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Storyline

Max, an old gangster, and his buddy Riton have got away with 50-million francs in gold bars, who think they ought to retire now. But Riton's girl-friend is tired of him, and has a new protector, Angelo, who is the boss of a rival gang. Through her, Angelo learns about his rival's "grisbi" (loot) and plots to get it. So he kidnaps Max's partner. Max asks some of his friends for help but then gets the message he can exchange the money for his partner. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Rival | Gold Bar | Gangster | Gold | Partner  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Official Sites:

Rialto Pictures | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Grisbi See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,674 (USA) (7 September 2003) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$131,548 (USA) (12 February 2004)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

According to actor Daniel Cauchy (Fifi), his character was originally supposed to remain in the car until the classic showdown between Lino Ventura and Jean Gabin. He was commuting by air between another film commitment being shot in Paris and this one, but director Becker thought it would be more expedient to have Gabin's character throw him out of the car before that. See more »

Quotes

Fifi: [after being thrown out of the car] You leaving me here? How am I gonna get back?
Max: [laconically] Try hunting snails, Daddy-o.
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Connections

Referenced in 2 x 50 Years of French Cinema (1995) See more »