Movie
Le Doulos
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?
Details
- Release date
- 1962-12-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rome-Paris Films, C. C. Champion
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Silien
- Serge Reggiani as Maurice Faugel
- Jean Desailly as Superintendant Clain
- René Lefèvre as Gilbert Varnove
- Marcel Cuvelier as Police inspector
- Philippe March as Jean
- Fabienne Dali as Fabienne
- Monique Hennessy as Thérèse
- Carl Studer as Kern
- Christian Lude as Doctor
- Jacques De Leon as Armand
- Jacques Léonard as Police inspector
Crew
- Jean-Pierre Melville - Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville - Screenplay
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