Symphony for a Massacre (1963)

Original title

Symphonie pour un massacre

Directed by

Jacques Deray

Genre

crime film, noir fiction

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal plans to double-cross his partners in a drug deal. The film follows the schemes and mistrust that unfold among the group.

tensesuspensefulgrittynoirishbetrayalmenacingcoldmethodical

What happens

Symphony for a Massacre (French: Symphonie pour un massacre), also known as The Corrupt and The Mystifier in English, is a 1963 crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni, Michèle Mercier, Daniela Rocca, Jean Rochefort, Charles Vanel. A French and Italian co-production, it is based on the novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, which was also adapted without credit in India as Johnny Gaddaar. In the film, a criminal plots to betray his partners in a narcotics deal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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