This is a great gangster film, adapted from a Auguste Le Breton novel, author of "Rififi" and "The Siciian Clan".
And, more, the main characters are played by great actors: Jean Gabin and Lino Ventura - who was not still a big star, as Marcel Bozzufi and Annie Girardot, who also play in this movie.
The tale of struggle which occurs among a gang of bank robbers. The leader - Jean Gabin - has his young brother who is suspected, by his own henchmen, to be a police informer. And this will be the beginning of the end for the team. My favourite scene is when Jean Gabin's character seems to seduce the gorgeous Annie Girardot only to slap her because he doesn't want her to date his young brother. That's a so unusual situation, so is the relation between Gabin and his old mother.
A simple, solid and effective story, fast paced. Not boring at all. No length.
And, more, the main characters are played by great actors: Jean Gabin and Lino Ventura - who was not still a big star, as Marcel Bozzufi and Annie Girardot, who also play in this movie.
The tale of struggle which occurs among a gang of bank robbers. The leader - Jean Gabin - has his young brother who is suspected, by his own henchmen, to be a police informer. And this will be the beginning of the end for the team. My favourite scene is when Jean Gabin's character seems to seduce the gorgeous Annie Girardot only to slap her because he doesn't want her to date his young brother. That's a so unusual situation, so is the relation between Gabin and his old mother.
A simple, solid and effective story, fast paced. Not boring at all. No length.