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A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Christine Fabréga
- Simone - dite 'Manouche'
- (as Christine Fabrega)
Marcel Bozzuffi
- Jo Ricci
- (as Marcel Bozzufi)
Jean Négroni
- L'homme
- (as Jean Negroni)
Jacques Léonard
- Henri Tourneur
- (as Jack Leonard)
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- TriviaDuring the shooting of the scene in which Lino Ventura runs after the freight train that he tries to jump in, director Jean-Pierre Melville asked the train conductor to speed the train up, making it more difficult for Ventura to successfully make the jump, and Melville wanted to see the pain on his face as he tried harder to catch the train. When Ventura heard about this, long after the shooting, he was so angry about it that he had a huge row with Melville. The two never spoke again. They did make another film together, Army of Shadows (1969), but only spoke to each other through assistants.
- GoofsIn the very beginning of the movie, when Gu jumps over the prison wall, it shakes to the weight of his body, revealing it is probably made of wood or some other lighter material, and not concrete as it is made to appear.
- Quotes
Paul Ricci: How would you like to begin the new year with two hundred millions?
Orloff: There are many ways to begin a new year, you also may not begin it at all.
- ConnectionsReferenced in A Cop (1972)
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Slow Going But Rewarding Heist Film Needs Another Look
While in many ways a quintessential heist film, and in other ways a gangster film, this brooding black and white masterpiece also deals with certain codes of honor, and much that is important in the film is left unsaid; the viewer may expect reactions that don't occur, may often question the motives of characters that don't speak, and it is only to viewing the film a second time that much of it comes clear; with the excellent Criterion transfers, it's fascinating to follow the second time with the included commentary; this is not an action-packed film at 2 1/2 hours, but a good deal does happen: lives are lost, a massive robbery takes place, and one is never too sure where the lines between law and disorder cross. Do not expect Instant Involvement with Le Deuxieme Soufflé--but it has it's rewards!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Second Breath
- Filming locations
- Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France(beach bellow the cliffs)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $16,310
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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