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

 -  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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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René Dary ...
Henri Ducros dit Riton
Dora Doll ...
Lola
Vittorio Sanipoli ...
Ramon
Marilyn Buferd ...
Betty (as Marilyn Bufferd)
Gaby Basset ...
Marinette
Paul Barge ...
Eugène (as Barge)
Alain Bouvette ...
Le chauffeur de taxi (as Bouvette)
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Fifi
Denise Clair ...
Madame Bouche
Angelo Dessy ...
Bastien
Lucilla Solivani ...
Nana, la secrétaire de Pierrot
Michel Jourdan ...
Marco
Paul Oettly ...
Oscar
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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February 1960 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Grisbi  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,674 (USA) (5 September 2003)

Gross:

$95,793 (USA) (17 October 2003)
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(Western Electric Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Italian censorship visa #17225 delivered on 19 September 1954. See more »

Goofs

When the submachine guns are removed from the wine box, they are Sten Submachine guns. When they are removed from the car after the ambush they are Sten Guns. When they are finally shot at the retreating gangsters, they have become two different models of Thompson Submachine guns, an early civilian model of a Thompson and a military model (M1 or M1A1) of a Thompson. 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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Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1998) See more »

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Classic French noir
30 August 2010 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This masterpiece of French noir exemplifies the depth of friendship and honor between thieves in this classic. The protagonist and his partner could not be more different, but through the years they have developed a friendship beyond mere love, a friendship cemented in the trenches of criminal warfare and not to be trifled with. The plot's treachery is utilized to effect as the polar opposite of this eternal bond, a bond which is best elucidated with some of the more mundane aspects of life. This bond is also compared with the superficial love between the sexes, where men love their woman only during the act of love. The acting was sublime, with heavies Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, as well as some mightily proportioned women to grace the eyes. The direction and camera work were wonderful, and the score was the perfect compliment to the darker side of life. Genruk' Evil Eye Reviews


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