Surely the personality of Jean Gabin constituted the masculine and handsome daredevil model in his roles at 30 years of age; At almost 60, the plot here makes a fanciful revitalization of an outdated sex appeal or, at least, too advanced in years to throw a chair at the police and face them with a clenched fist like a boxer; In any case, this is a candid vision of the "villain do-gooder" embodied in Henri El Nantés, a Breton who replaces El Bosco and who has been entrusted by Lisky to straighten out drug trafficking but instead of being harsh and ruthless, he forgives those who steal from him and he messes with an employee with a dream personification of a false hero that contrasts with the seriousness of the story and the crimes involved; he gets rid of small thieves like Mimile very reluctantly with the help of Roger El catalán and his buddy and to make sure of the drug sales network he accompanies the distributor Lea. The depressing scenes of drug excess at the Nanard bar in Montmartre kill one off. The story does not give traces to suppose that Henri El Nantés is actually the inspector Henri Ferré but it is funny that until the shooting at the end the knot of the plot falls when the vermin of Roger El Catalan, Lino Ventura and his friend, die.
Review of Razzia
