| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 150 |
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Classic collection |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 150.
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Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen, monaural, digital transfer, with restored image and sound, RSDL dual-layer. |
| Language |
In French with optional English subtitles; DVD menu in English. |
| Cast |
Isabel Corey, Daniel Cauchy, Roger Duchesne, Guy Decomble, Andrè Garet. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Henri Decae ; editor, Monique Bonnot ; music, Eddie Barclay, Jean Boyer. |
| Summary |
Bob the gambler and his friends learn that the Deauville Casino expects to pull in 800 million francs. On the night of the heist Bob plays the casino tables until the appointed time. Before the dawn breaks, some of the men and women will win, some will lose, and some will die. |
| Note |
Includes special features: the original theatrical trailer, a 2002 interview with Daniel Cauchy, and an edited version of a 1961 radio interview of Jean-Pierre Melville by Gideon Bachmann. |
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Special features are in color. |
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Booklet in container includes a brief essay by Luc Sante and an English translation of a 1970 interview with Jean-Pierre Melville excerpted from Melville on Melville / Rui Nogueira. |
| Subject |
Gambling -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 -- Interviews.
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Cauchy, Daniel, 1930- -- Interviews.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Feature films France.
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Motion pictures, French.
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Caper films.
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Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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| Added Author |
Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973.
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Le Breton, Auguste, 1913-1999.
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Corey, Isabel, 1939-
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Cauchy, Daniel, 1930-
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Duchesne, Roger, 1906-1996.
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Decomble, Guy, 1910-1964.
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Garet, André.
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Decae, Henri.
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Bonnot, Monique.
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Barclay, Eddie.
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Organisation générale cinématographique.
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Productions cyme.
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Play art (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Bob the gambler |
| ISBN |
0780025016 |
| Standard No. |
037429165928 |
| Music No. |
BOB010 Criterion Collection |
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