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Le Doulos

Le Doulos

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Le Doulos

"Raw! Shocking! Savage!"

1962

1h 48m

7.4(311 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?

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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Silien

Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Maurice Faugel

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Superintendant Clain

René Lefèvre

René Lefèvre

Gilbert Varnove

Marcel Cuvelier

Marcel Cuvelier

Police inspector

Philippe March

Philippe March

Jean

Fabienne Dali

Fabienne Dali

Fabienne

Monique Hennessy

Monique Hennessy

Thérèse

Carl Studer

Carl Studer

Kern

Christian Lude

Christian Lude

Doctor

Creative team

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Produced by: Georges de Beauregard
Carlo Ponti

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