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
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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