Monsieur Gangster (1963)
- Original title
- Les Tontons flingueurs
- Directed by
- Georges Lautner
- Genre
- comedy film, gangster film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 568 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
A retired gangster gets pulled back into the underworld when an old friend dies and leaves him in charge of his shady business. He must navigate a web of rival crooks and family obligations while trying to stay out of trouble.
quirkywittylightheartedstylishcerebraloffbeatclassic
What happens
Les Tontons flingueurs (French: [le tɔ̃tɔ̃ flɛ̃ɡœʁ]; English: Crooks in Clover, also known as Monsieur Gangster, literally Gun-toting Uncles) is a 1963 French-Italian-West German crime comedy film with French dialogue, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book Grisbi or not grisbi. The film is the final installment in the Max le Menteur trilogy; it was preceded by Touchez pas au grisbi and Le cave se rebiffe. The film was not popular with critics upon its first release in 1963, but was popular with the public. Its reputation has grown over the years to cult status and it is now a French television classic, with snatches of dialogue and names of characters (like the prostitute Lulu la Nantaise) becoming part of popular culture. Its DVD version, released in 2002, sold 250,000 copies. One of the most famous scenes is set in a kitchen where the gangsters try to make conversation while drinking a vile and strong liquor. Screenwriter Michel Audiard considered the scene useless but director Lautner included it in homage to the film noir Key Largo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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