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23 July 1966 (West Germany)
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Jean Gabin | ... | Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's |
 | Gert Fröbe | ... | Walter (as Gert Froebe) |
 | George Raft | ... | Charles Binnaggio |
| Nadja Tiller | ... | Irène |
| Marcel Bozzuffi | ... | Marque Mal (as Marcel Bozzufi) |
| Mireille Darc | ... | Lili Princesse |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Giulio |
| Daniel Ceccaldi | ... | Le commissaire Noël |
| Jean-Claude Bercq | ... | Jo le Pale |
| Dany Dauberson | ... | Lea |
| Yves Barsacq | ... | Le quinquagénaire |
| Claude Cerval | ... | René |
| Philippe Clair | ... | Le blessé |
| Carlo Nell | ... | Sergio |
| Christa Lang | ... | La fille de Mario |
| Maurice Jacquin Jr. | ||
| Mino Doro | ||
| Franco Ressel | ||
| Claudio Brook | ... | Mike Coppolano |
| Eric Sinclair | ||
| Olivier Mathot | ||
| Felicitas Ferber | ||
| Alexander Allerson | ||
| Pierre Parel | ||
 | Joe Warfield | (as Joseph Warfield) | |
| Benito Stefanelli | ||
| Franco Balducci | ||
| Anthony Stuart | ||
| Anne-Marie Blot | ||
| Katia Christine | (as Katia Christina) | |
| Pierre Paulet | ||
| Alain Bouvette | ... | Le chasseur de la boîte de nuit |
| Bob Smart | ||
| Charles Aïche | ||
| Fernand Berset | ... | Le client mécontent |
| Claude Laugier | ||
| Pierre Leproux | ... | L'inspecteur à Orly |
| Jo Dalat | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tommasso Alveri | ... | (uncredited) |
| Marc Arian | ... | Un client du cabaret (uncredited) |
| Maurice Auzel | ... | Un truand (uncredited) |
| Lutz Gabor | ... | Terence de Londres (uncredited) |
| Marius Gaidon | ... | Un agent de police (uncredited) |
| Roger Rudel | ... | Le docteur (uncredited) |
| Yvon Sarray | ... | Le réceptionniste (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Denys de La Patellière | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Alphonse Boudard | ||
| Franco Dal Cer | Italian dialogue | |
| Denys de La Patellière | ||
| Auguste Le Breton | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Raymond Danon | .... | producer | |
| Maurice Jacquin | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Garvarentz | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Walter Wottitz | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Claude Durand | |||
| Vincenzo Tomassi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert Clavel | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jacques Fonteray | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marc Blanchard | .... | hair stylist | |
| Jacky Bouban | .... | makeup artist | |
| Roger Chanteau | .... | makeup artist | |
| Yvonne Fortuna | .... | makeup artist | |
| Yvonne Gasperina | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Roberto Bodegas | .... | assistant director | |
| Franco Contini | .... | assistant director: Italy | |
| Jean-Claude Giuliani | .... | assistant director: France | |
Art Department | |||
| Clément Hurel | .... | poster artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jean Castagnier | .... | assistant camera | |
| Marcel Dolé | .... | still photographer | |
| Jean-Claude Gaillard | .... | assistant camera | |
| Charles-Henri Montel | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nanda Belloni | .... | costumer | |
| Micheline Bonnet | .... | costumer | |
| Jeanne Vergne | .... | costumer (as Jennine Vergne) | |
Other crew | |||
| Benito Stefanelli | .... | master of arms | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Comacico (1966) (France) (theatrical)
- Gloria (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1967) (USA) (dubbed)
- Studiocanal Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD) (as Canal + Video) (restored version)
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"Du rififi à Paname" - France (original title)
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86 min | France:100 min
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I am amazed that no one has commented this film yet; especially our faithful friend Dumonteil, who has done it for nearly every french film available...Look out for his thousand comments.
This movie is a good adaptation of an Auguste Le Breton novel - the author of SICILIAN CLAN, RIFIFI, LES HAUTS MURS, BRIGADE ANTI-GANGS, LE ROUGE EST MIS, RAZZIA SUR LA CHNOUF... Here again, we find Jean Gabin in one of his best characters, the kind he was so fond of, in which he was so amazing, so wonderful. He plays here an old international gang leader specialized in high scale art smuggling, who has to struggle against the mafia from the USA. And, as you can guess, Gabin is a hard boiled hood, faithful to his friends. And the war will be fierce. The evil one, the gangster who has to fight our french lead, is no one else than George Raft; yes Sir, the famous actor of Howard Hawk's SCARFACE. The face to face of these two screen monsters is outstanding. We find here Gerd Froebe and Marcel Bozzuffi.
The climax is unforgettable.