Bob le flambeur
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 Bob le flambeur (1955) |
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| Directed by | Jean-Pierre Melville (as Melville) |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Melville Serge Silberman |
| Written by | Auguste Le Breton Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Starring | Roger Duchesne Isabelle Corey Guy Decomble |
| Music by | Eddie Barclay Jo Boyer |
| Release date(s) | 1955 |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Language | French |
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Bob le flambeur ("Bob the High Roller") is a 1955 French gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film stars Roger Duchesne as Bob. It is filmed in a film noir style and is considered a precursor to the French New Wave movement.[1]
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[edit] Synopsis
Bob, a middle-aged gambler and thief living in the Montmartre district of Paris, experiences a run of bad luck that leaves him nearly broke. He hears through a croupier's friend that the Deauville Casino holds large quantities of cash, and develops a complicated scheme to steal it. Bob deals with a number of underworld characters while planning the robbery, and eventually hires a gang that includes an ace safecracker. Meanwhile, Inspector Ledru of the local police, whom Bob once saved from death, gets a hint that Bob is involved in something big - but the snitch is gunned down just as he is about to confirm the specifics. On the evening of the planned heist, a money-hungry croupier's wife betrays the gang to Ledru, who searches Bob's Montmarte haunts to warn him off the plan - in vain. At the casino, Bob gambles while nominally casing the scene. He goes on a winning streak that lasts until the appointed hour of 5:00 AM. Bob cashes in his chips and exits the casino floor - either to call off the heist in view of his winnings, or to proceed with the plan. But as his gang arrives, Ledru and the police descend and the shooting starts. Bob is handcuffed and driven away, but not before the car's trunk is stuffed with his winnings.
[edit] Critical reaction
The film received positive reviews when re-released by Rialto Pictures in US cinemas in 2001, earning a 96% "Cream Of The Crop" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a website that collects film reviews.[2]
[edit] Remake
Bob le flambeur was remade by Neil Jordan as The Good Thief in 2002.
[edit] Principal cast
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| Isabelle Corey | Anne |
| Daniel Cauchy | Paolo |
| Roger Duchesne | Bob Montagné |
| Guy Decomble | Insp. Ledru |
| André Garet | Roger |
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