Fresh
As good as Melville's setups are, the joys of the movie keep returning to Belmondo, then and now the king of effortless cool.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Le Doulos
Raw! Shocking! Savage!
1962 · 1h 48m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Overview
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
Director and cast
- Jean-Pierre Melville Director
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Silien
- Serge Reggiani as Maurice Faugel
- Jean Desailly as The Superintendant Clain
- René Lefèvre as Gilbert Varnove (as René Lefevre)
- Marcel Cuvelier as A police inspector
- Philippe March as Jean (as Aimé De March)
- Fabienne Dali as Fabienne
- Monique Hennessy as Therese
- Carl Studer Cast
- Christian Lude Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A tour de force.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Even back in 1962, Melville made the usual suspects feel new by wrapping them in gorgeous desolation.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A cool, classy treat.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
A slippery, gripping cops-and-robbers thriller, full of twists and turns and ending with a tragicomic shootout you'll never forget.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
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