Bob le Flambeur

Name: Bob le Flambeur
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Released: 1956-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.3

1956 · TMDB 7.3 · Bob le flambeur

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

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Jean-Pierre Melville's gambler assembles a crew for a Deauville casino job with a fatalism that feels closer to tragedy than thriller. The film's cool is a mask for its resignation.

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Roger Duchesne Isabelle Corey Daniel Cauchy Gérard Buhr Guy Decomble Claude Cerval Howard Vernon Colette Fleury Simone Paris René Havard André Garet Jean-Pierre Melville

Director · Jean-Pierre Melville Producer · Serge Silberman Producer · Jean-Pierre Melville Producer · Roger Vidal Writer · Jean-Pierre Melville Writer · Auguste Le Breton Cinematography · Henri Decaë Composer · Eddie Barclay Composer · Jo Boyer Editor · Monique Bonnot

Runtime: 103 min
Released: 1956-08-24
Studio: Productions Cyme
Country: France
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.3

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Jean-Pierre Melville's gambler assembles a crew for a Deauville casino job with a fatalism that feels closer to tragedy than thriller. The film's cool is a mask for its resignation.