The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)

Original title

Le cave se rebiffe

Directed by

Gilles Grangier

Genre

comedy film, gangster film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A con man and his crew try to pull off a counterfeiting scheme in Paris. The story follows their plans and the complications that arise.

lightheartedwittycheerfulplayfulstylishfast-pacedcleveramusing

What happens

Le cave se rebiffe is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Michel Audiard and starring Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier and Martine Carol. The film was retitled The Counterfeiters of Paris for English-speaking countries. Le cave se rebiffe is the second in the Max le Menteur trilogy, following Touchez pas au grisbi and preceding Les tontons flingueurs. The film trilogy is an adaptation of three novels written by Albert Simonin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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