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La Scoumoune

La Scoumoune

1972Movie⏱️ 1h 41m
CrimeDrama
6.1
IMDB Rating
1,517 votes

For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.

Director
José Giovanni
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Michel Constantin
Language
French, English
Country
France, Italy
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Roberto Borgo
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
as Georgia Saratov
Michel Constantin
Michel Constantin
as Xavier Saratov
Enrique Lucero
Enrique Lucero
as Le Mexicain
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Alain Mottet
as Ficelle
👤
Michel Peyrelon
as L'élégant
👤
Philippe Brizard
as Fanfan
👤
Marie-Claude Mestral
as Une prostituée
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Aldo Bufi Landi
as Jeannot Villanova
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano Catenacci

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Paris, France
Production
Lira Films, Praesidens

🏷️ Keywords

1930sparis franceorganized crimeprisonescape from prison

🎯 Categories

FrenchCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A film you won't forget. No matter how you try.
by sheps2006-04-13
1/10

"My wife and I were discussing which was the worst film we had ever seen since being together. We both said 'Hit Man' So we came to IMDb to see what date it was and what rating it got. We were stunned! 7 /10?? We remember this as a boring film, and several times during the showing we thought it was ending and we were getting ready to leave, but no, it continued. We can't believe that it was only on for 101mins. It seemed like days. Since seeing IMDb giving it 7/10 we thought about finding it and watching it again. The thought lasted under a second by which time we decided we woul..."

💡 Did You Know?

The novel had been previously adapted to screen a decade earlier as Man Called Rocca (1961), with novelist José Giovanni already co-writing and even Jean-Paul Belmondo already in the lead role (and Michel Constantin as well but in a different role). However Giovanni was unhappy with the film and decided to do this newer version himself, retaining Belmondo in the lead.

📖 Synopsis

For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.