Cristobal's Gold (1940)
- Original title
- L'Or du Cristobal
- Directed by
- Jacques Becker
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In this French crime drama, a group of men pursue a hidden stash of gold. Their greed leads to tension and betrayal among them.
noirishgrittysuspensefulmelancholicdeliberateatmospheric
What happens
Cristobal's Gold (French: L'or du Cristobal) is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli. The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice with location shooting taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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