Le Deuxième Souffle

Name: Le Deuxième Souffle
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: 1966
Rating: 77.6
Cast: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Christine Fabréga, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin

1966·Movie

2h 30min

Ratings

77/100

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7.9

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About

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.

DNA

Genres: Gangster Film
Mood: TenseGrittyDramaticUnrelentingRelentless
Themes: Crime And PunishmentRedemptionMoral Ambiguity
Plot: Prison BreakCat-And-Mouse ChaseHeist PlanningCriminal UnderworldPursuit Of A Fugitive
Pacing: Increasing IntensityFast
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeCliffhangers
Dialog: Colloquial LanguageFast-Paced Exchanges
Character Types: CriminalInspector
Time: 1960s
Place: Urban CityscapeRural Countryside
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkHigh Contrast Lighting
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-François Adam, Georges Pellegrin

Written by:

Jean-Pierre Melville, José Giovanni

Produced by:

André Labay, Charles Lumbroso

Composed by:

Bernard Gérard

Cast

Lino Ventura

Gustave 'Gu' Minda

Paul Meurisse

Commissioner Blot

Christine Fabréga

Simone, aka 'Manouche'

Michel Constantin

Alban, Manouche's bodyguard

Raymond Pellegrin

Paul Ricci

Marcel Bozzuffi

Jo Ricci, Paul's brother

Pierre Zimmer

Orloff

Denis Manuel

Antoine Ripa

Pierre Grasset

Pascal

Paul Frankeur

Inspector Fardiano

Jean Négroni

Man

Jacques Léonard

Henri Tourneur

Sylvain Lévignac

Louis Bartel

Louis Bugette

Théo

Albert Michel

Marcel 'le Stéphanois'

Albert Dagnant

Jeannot Franchi

Pierre Gualdi

The inspector who arrives first in the bar

Marcel Bernier

Inspector at the hospital

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