Monsieur Gangster
(1963)
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Monsieur Gangster
(1963)
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Lino Ventura | ... |
Fernand Naudin
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Bernard Blier | ... |
Raoul Volfoni
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Francis Blanche | ... |
Maître Folace
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Claude Rich | ... |
Antoine Delafoy
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Pierre Bertin | ... |
Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
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Robert Dalban | ... |
Jean
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Jean Lefebvre | ... |
Paul Volfoni
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Horst Frank | ... |
Théo
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Charles Regnier | ... |
Tomate
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Mac Ronay | ... |
Bastien
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Venantino Venantini | ... |
Pascal
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Sabine Sinjen | ... |
Patricia
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Jacques Dumesnil | ... |
Louis le Mexicain
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Yves Arcanel |
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Philippe Castelli | ... |
Le tailleur
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Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob. Written by Anonymous
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