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Director:Melville, Jean-Pierre, Belmondo, Jean-Paul, Dali, Fabienne, Desailly, Jean, Piccoli, Michel, Reggiani, Serge
Studio:Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Writer:Pierre Lesou, Jean-Pierre Melville
Rating:7.9 (3,534 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:715515032827
Genre:French films
IMDb:0054821
Duration:1:49:00
Aspect Ratio:1.66 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300009026
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Melville, Jean-Pierre, Belmondo, Jean-Paul, Dali, Fabienne, Desailly, Jean, Piccoli, Michel, Reggiani, Serge  ...  (Director)
Pierre Lesou, Jean-Pierre Melville  ...  (Writer)
 
Jean-Paul Belmondo  ...  Silien
Serge Reggiani  ...  Maurice Faugel
Jean Desailly  ...  Commissaire Clain
René Lefèvre  ...  Gilbert Varnove
Marcel Cuvelier  ...  Un inspecteur
Philippe March  ...  Jean
Fabienne Dali  ...  Fabienne
Monique Hennessy  ...  Thérèse
Carl Studer  ...  Kern
Christian Lude  ...  Le docteur
Jacques De Leon  ...  Armand
Jacques Léonard  ...  Un inspecteur
Paulette Breil  ...  Anita
Philippe Nahon  ...  Remy
Charles Bayard  ...  Le vieil homme
Summary: The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le doulos have only one guiding principle: Lie or die. A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisty, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust? Shot and edited with Melville's trademark cool and featuring masterfully stylized dialogue and performances, Le doulos (slang for an informant) is one of the filmmaker's most gripping crime dramas.SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer Selected-scene audio commentary by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris Video interviews with directors Volker Schlöndorff and Bertrand Tavernier, who served as 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 subtitle translation PLUS: A new essay by film critic Glenn Kenny