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Le Doulos (1963)

Le Doulos (1963)
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Confusion and wrong assumptions are the cause of tragedy in this stylish gangster noir by director Jean-Pierre Melville. Maurice (Serge Reggiani) and Silien (Jean-Paul Belmondo) are friends going way back, and both have had a shady past. Silien wants to leave his illegal activities behind him -- but would he actually be in league with the police, as an informer? That is what Maurice suspects after he kills a fence who is responsible for the murder of one of his friends and then takes some jewels as an extra bonus. Doubts assail Maurice as well as others until it is finally decided that something has to be done about Silien. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, (more)
Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Le Doulos

Confusion and wrong assumptions are the cause of tragedy in this stylish gangster noir by director Jean-Pierre Melville. Maurice (Serge Reggiani) and Silien (Jean-Paul Belmondo) are friends going way back, and both have had a shady past. Silien wants to leave his illegal activities behind him -- but would he actually be in league with the police, as an informer? That is what Maurice suspects after he kills a fence who is responsible for the murder of one of his friends and then takes some jewels as an extra bonus. Doubts assail Maurice as well as others until it is finally decided that something has to be done about Silien. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
109 mins

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Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer(s):
Elisabeth Rappeneau, Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer(s):
Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
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    LEANNE D.

    This films starts out slowly and darkly enough, and then the plot proceeds to accelerate, and then the director subtly shifts our sympathies from one character who we thought was the protagonist to another, and then the film reveals all we thought to be false, and then the classic noir finale. This film also features an amazing set of long takes, including one in the police station that is more than eight minutes long and includes three 360 degree turns of the camera. Powerful story, shifting viewpoints, betrayals, violence, copious unexplained backstory, beautiful women, this Melville has it all.

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    Cindy W.

    we gave up after half an hour and both starting to yawn....

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    Jerry P.

    A waste of plastic.

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