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The Crook is a french film of genre Thriller directed by Claude Lelouch released in USA on 20 june 1971 with Jean-Louis Trintignant

The Crook (1970)

The Crook
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Released in USA 20 june 1971
Length 2h
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating68% 3.445373.445373.445373.445373.44537

Le Voyou, also known as The Crook, is a highly stylized French action movie which follows Simon the Swiss during his largest heist. Directed by Claude Lelouch in 1970, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, the movie makes use of several cinematic techniques to convey the elusive nature of the title character, among them are: a circular narrative, dialogue littered with conflicting statements, flashbacks, musical montage, multiple styles of film editing, misaligned sound editing, and a movie within the movie.

The film won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Direction in 1971.

Synopsis

Simon dit « le Suisse », un gangster condamné pour l'enlèvement d'un enfant cinq ans plus tôt, parvient à s'évader de prison. Il trouve une planque et reprend contact avec ses anciens complices. Il cherche un moyen de se venger du père de l'enfant, Gallois, celui-ci ayant participé à l'organisation du rapt (afin d'escroquer la banque qui l'emploie), avant de le dénoncer à la police...

Actors

Jean-Louis Trintignant

(Simon the Swiss)Danièle Delorme

(Janine)Yves Robert

(Commissioner)Charles Gérard

(Charlot)Christine Lelouch

(Martine)
And :
Aldo Maccione
Charles Denner
Judith Magre
Paul Le Person
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