| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 447.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; widescreen (Aspect ratio 1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Note |
In French with optional English subtitles. |
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Based on the novel by Pierre Lesou. |
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DVD release of a 1962 motion picture. |
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Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; selected-scene audio commentary featuring film scholar Ginette Vincendeau; video interviews with directors Volker Schlöndorff and Bertrand Tavernier (assistant director and publicity agent , respectively, on the film); archival interviews with Melville and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo and Serge Reggiani; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; a new essay by film critic Glenn Kenny. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, René Lefevre, Michel Piccoli, Jean Desailly. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Nicolas Hayer ; editor, Monique Bonnot ; music, Paul Misraki. |
| Summary |
A complicated thriller about the fatalistic relationship between two men: Maurice, a crook just out of prison, and Silien, a mysterious, cryptic informer caught up in the complex relationship between the criminal underworld and the police. |
| Language |
French dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Lesou, Pierre, 1930- -- Television adaptations.
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Lesou, Pierre, 1930- -- Film adaptations.
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Criminals -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gangs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (FRENCH), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Motion pictures, French.
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Feature films France.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973, director, screenwriter.
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Ponti, Carlo, 1912-2007, producer.
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Beauregard, Georges de, producer.
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Belmondo, Jean-Paul, 1933-2021 actor.
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Reggiani, Serge, actor.
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Lefèvre, René, 1898-1991, actor.
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Piccoli, Michel, 1925-2020 actor.
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Desailly, Jean, actor.
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Misraki, Paul, 1908-1998, composer.
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Lesou, Pierre, 1930-.
Doulos.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604650761 |
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1604650761 |
| Standard No. |
715515032827 |
| Music No. |
CC1770D The Criterion Collection |
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