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Le Deuxième Souffle

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Le Deuxième Souffle
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NR,2hrs 30min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1966
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin  ...more
Synopsis: Veteran gangster Gustave (Lino Ventura) escapes from prison to find his sister is being blackmailed by some petty thugs in this crime thriller. He plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring to a tropical paradise. He and his gang are sought by a detective (Paul Meurisse), the cop who plays by the book and avoids the sadistic torture practiced by his less-honorable cohorts. Soon Gustave is caught between the police and the double-crossing gangsters and discovers too late that ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Director Jean-Pierre Melville's obsession with American crime thrillers is in abundant evidence in Le Deuxieme Souffle, an excellent film despite being a bit too long. Melville's obsession is not, fortunately, concerned with merely copying its American counterparts, but in using them as a model against which he can play variations of his own, until what emerges has a life and vibrancy that is unique ... Full Review
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Lino Ventura
Gustave Minda
Paul Meurisse
Inspector Blot
Raymond Pellegrin
Paul Ricci
Christine Fabrega
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