Le mataf (1973)

Director:

Serge Leroy

Writers:

Roberto Gianviti, Serge Leroy (screenplay),

Stars:

Michel Constantin, Adolfo Celi, Georges Géret

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Constantin	...	Bernard Solville
Adolfo Celi	...	Me Desbordes
Georges Géret	...	Basilio Hagon
Annie Cordy	...	Nina
Cathy Rosier	...	Cathy Mondor
Pierre Santini	...	Frank Mazier
Bob Asklöf	...	Bob (as Bob Asklof)
Billy Kearns
Carl Studer	...	Sam
Julie Dassin	...	Madeleine
Michèle Delacroix
Danielle Durou
Lucien Duval
Robert Favart
Antonia Lotito	...	(as Antonella Lolito)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

double cross | heist gone wrong | breizh uhel | nantes | place du commerce | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 June 1973 (France)

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Partner

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmel, Medusa Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Attention, the Kids Are Watching (1978)

User Reviews

Sail away sailor

Serge Leroy 's sophomore effort for the silver screen (the first one "Ciel Bleu" seems rather interesting but is nowhere to be found)has a strong male cast :Michel Constantin,was par excellence,the tough guy of the French B movies (but in his filmography one masterpiece :Jacques Becker's "Le Trou" (1959),the best French prison movie ever made ,and no ,it's not a Nouvelle Vague work!);Georges Géret ,Pierre Santini and Adolfo -"Thunderball"-Celi provide good support;unfortunately ,Cathy Rosier is as expressive as a Barbie doll and Annie Cordy's role is underwritten.

The story is complicated instead of complex :it involves secret microfilms ,frame-ups,corrupt lawyer and lots of dollars ,plus a song by Annie Cordy .But all in all ,it's just another thriller .Leroy's next movie "La Traque" will be simpler and much more absorbing .

The title: it's explained in the movie ;a "Mataf" is slang for "sailor" who joins the navy for five years ;the connection with the movie is thin,unless the hero's ship (in the last sequence) counts