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Le Doulos (French pronunciation: [lə dulos]) is a 1962 French crime film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, adapted from the novel of the same name by Pierre Lesou. It was released theatrically as The Finger Man in the English-speaking world , but all video and DVD releases have used the French title.
Jan 18, 2023 · Out of his works, Le Doulos is arguably the most obvious bearer of this American influence though it was by no means the first French crime film to take inspiration from across the Atlantic.
- Adam Scovell
Le doulos is a 1962 film by French director Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a mysterious gangster in the Paris underworld. The film follows a complex plot of betrayal, deception, and revenge, with Melville's signature style and dialogue.
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Feb 14, 2008 · A classic French crime thriller by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Michel Piccoli. Ebert praises the film's style, atmosphere and plot twists, but questions its realism and morality.
A burglar and a gangster, both suspected of being informers, plot a heist in Paris. The film is directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Serge Reggiani.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- 1964-03-02
The Informer. Striking cinematography and strong performances make Le Doulos a uniquely cool -- and thoroughly satisfying -- neo-noir. Burglar Maurice Faugel has just finished his prison...
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- Drama
Of the five near-faultless gangster films that Melville made, between 1962 and 1972, Le Doulos is the grimmest and the most stylised. From the stunning opening sequence, a seemingly endless tracking shot in which a solitary figure (Serge Reggiani) walks along a shadowy walkway, looking like a condemned man heading towards the scaffold, there is ...
