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Aging gangster Max (Jean Gabin) hoped his daring robbery of gold bullion would set up his retirement. Unfortunately, his partner in crime Riton (René Dary) had a faithless mistress (Jeanne Moreau) who tipped a dangerous rival (Lino Ventura)-who's now trying to pry the loot away as ransom for the kidnapped Riton. Jacques Becker's superb crime drama, the model for many French New Wave films that followed, co-stars Paul Frankeur, Marilyn Buferd, Dora Doll. 96 min. Standard; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.
