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
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 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)
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