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Paul Weber
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Louis Costa
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Morand
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Paul's wife
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Marc Albouis
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Jean Desailly | ... |
Distinguished gentleman who was robbed a statue
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Valérie Wilson | ... | |
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Henri Marteau | ... |
Police officer instructor of shooting
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Louis Grandidier |
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Philippe Gasté | ... |
Un policier
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Bank robbery in small town ends with one of the robbers being wounded. The loot from the robbery is just a asset for the even more spectacular heist. Simon, gang leader and Paris night club owner, must also deal with police comissaire Edouard Colemane, who happens to be his good friend. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dirty Money See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$10,341 (USA) (19 April 2013)Gross:
$24,333 (USA) (26 April 2013)Company Credits
Production Co:
Euro International Film (EIA), Oceania Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografiche See more »
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Michel Colombier
Lyrics by Charles Aznavour
Performed by Isabelle Aubret
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The opening shot closely resembles Hokusai's famous woodcut "The Wave". See more »Soundtracks
"C'est Ainsi que les Choses Arrivent"Written by Michel Colombier
Lyrics by Charles Aznavour
Performed by Isabelle Aubret
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Jean-Pierre Melville directed some great stuff and some awful stuff, but never did he manage to combine the two as he does in this movie. The opening twenty minute bank robbery in a near deserted seaside town in the pouring rain is amazing, probably the single best setpiece he ever directed. From then on, though, it's all pretty much downhill. Delon lacks his usual presence and appears to be on autopilot (in total contrast to Le Cercle Rouge and Le Samourai); it's a competent performance, but I've rarely seen an actor look so bored. Perhaps he was unsure about the almost total lack of dialogue in the film, which is a shame, as this is one of its few interesting plus points. Many of the scenes take place against obviously painted studio backdrops, which is especially grating given that the opening is so well done. And most laughably of all, the "highlight" of the film, a daring robbery in real time, in which a thief is dropped from a helicopter onto a moving train and then picked up again, is done with models, and looks like an amateurish version of Thunderbirds.
If someone could steal the opening sequence (or 'reference' it) and do the helicopter robbery properly, there's a good remake waiting to be done. Until then, we'll just have to settle for a great lesson in how to open a film.