Bob le flambeur (1956)

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Melville

Genre

drama film, film noir, heist film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 300 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A veteran gambler named Bob plans to rob a casino in Deauville. He assembles a crew but faces complications with the police and his own gambling habit.

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What happens

Bob le flambeur (English translation": "Bob the Gambler" or "Bob the High Roller") is a 1956 French heist gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Roger Duchesne as Bob. It is often considered both a film noir and a precursor to the French New Wave, the latter because of its use of handheld camera and a single jump cut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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