The Crook (1970)
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Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to a wealthy man. The three kidnap a little boy and then blackmail the bank where the boy's father works to pay the ransom of one million dollars. The publicity-conscious bank pays the ransom but the rest doesn't go exactly as planned. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Christine Lelouch, (more)
- Director(s):
- Claude Lelouch
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Crook
Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to a wealthy man. The three kidnap a little boy and then blackmail the bank where the boy's father works to pay the ransom of one million dollars. The publicity-conscious bank pays the ransom but the rest doesn't go exactly as planned. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast of The Crook
- Jean-Louis Trintignant - Simon
- Charles Denner - Monsieur Gallois
- Judith Magre - Mme. Gallois
- Sacha Distel - Himself
- Paul Le Person
- Yves Robert - Inspector
- Christine Lelouch - Martine
- Danièle Delorme - Janine
- Amidou - Bill
- Charles Gerard - Charles
- Luciano Pigozzi
- Pierre Zimmer - Martine's Husband
- Director(s):
- Claude Lelouch
- Writer(s):
- Claude Pinoteau, Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
- Producer(s):
- Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Adult Situations, Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Humor)
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