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The backstabbing criminals in the shadowy underworld of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le doulos have only one guiding principle: “Lie or die.” A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust? Shot and edited with Melville’s trademark cool and featuring masterfully stylized dialogue and performances, Le doulos (slang for "informant") is one of the filmmaker’s most gripping crime dramas.
Original Release
12/13/1962
US Release
03/02/1964
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Paul Belmondo | Silien |
Serge Reggiani | Maurice Faugel |
Jean Desailly | Le commissaire Clain / The Superintendant Clain |
René Lefèvre | Gilbert Varnove |
Marcel Cuvelier | Un inspecteur / A police inspector |
Philippe March | Jean |
Fabienne Dali | Fabienne |
Monique Hennessy | Thérèse / Therese |
Carl Studer | Kern |
Christian Lude | Le docteur / The Doctor |
Directors
Writers
Jean-Pierre Melville, Pierre Lesou
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Paul Belmondo | Silien |
Serge Reggiani | Maurice Faugel |
Jean Desailly | Le commissaire Clain / The Superintendant Clain |
René Lefèvre | Gilbert Varnove |
Marcel Cuvelier | Un inspecteur / A police inspector |
Philippe March | Jean |
Fabienne Dali | Fabienne |
Monique Hennessy | Thérèse / Therese |
Carl Studer | Kern |
Christian Lude | Le docteur / The Doctor |
Jacques De Leon | Armand |
Jacques Léonard | Un inspecteur / A police inspector |
Paulette Breil | Anita |
Philippe Nahon | Remy |
Charles Bayard | Le vieil homme / Old Man |
Daniel Crohem | L'nspecteur Salignari |
Charles Bouillaud | Le barman du Cotton Club / Barman |
Michel Piccoli | Nuttheccio |
Andrès | Le maître d'hôtel |
Robert Blome | U, barman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Georges de Beauregard | Producer |
Carlo Ponti | Producer |