Twentieth Century-Fox
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Fox Movie Channel)
Lino Ventura is persuaded by his cronies to join their safe cracking job. They are in desperate need of a blow torch, but the one they eventually use proves inadequate. Ventura is the only one caught and sent to prison, where he ruminates for years on his revenge. Released, he tracks down and murders his former partners. He ends up in the Paris art world where his criminal past actually helps him to become an excellent salesman, despite no knowledge of art. It's a deft blend of heist caper, subtle comedy and even some interesting symbolism using cockroaches, with a great Jimmy Smith organ soundtrack.
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