Omnia Deutsche Film Export
Directed by Jean Becker
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Rarefilmm)
Ex-gangster Jean Paul Belmondo, retired in the country, hurries to Paris when an old friend and accomplice is arrested for a murder he didn't commit. He suspects that the man's partner in a gambling club framed him, so seduces his girlfriend to draw him out of hiding. In their confrontation he shoots him dead and assumes control of the gambling operation with his girlfriend. She is blackmailed by a group of marauding Americans peddling the old protection racket. Belmondo confronts them leading to a shootout, getting him arrested and sent to the same prison as his old friend. They end up clearing mines together on a beach to reduce their time. Once out, they decide to buy a farm but need money, leading to more tragedy. This feels like several films strung together: the Paris nightclub scenes, then the time in prison followed by the time spent clearing mines on the beach. Belmondo is almost too cool for his own good, his swagger and smirk annoying after awhile.
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