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Bob le Flambeur
Action, Crime, Drama - 1956
Bob le Flambeur
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In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.
Director:
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast:
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Guy Decomble
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Howard Vernon
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Gérard Buhr
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Daniel Cauchy
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Claude Cerval
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Isabelle Corey
,
Roger Duchesne

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Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
24 Aug 1956
Country:
FR
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$41,010
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Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This light, breezy 1955 heist film is probably the least characteristic movie Jean-Pierre Melville ever made.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Aug 2007
rotten:
Lagging direction, so-so thesping and usual femme and lowdown aspects of this type production make this an ordinary entry.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
1 Aug 2007
fresh:
Its realism is not the reality of life, but of the kind of movies that give shape to the disordered lives of the people who watch movies.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
1 Feb 2005
fresh:
Bob le Flambeur (1955) has a good claim to be the first film of the French New Wave.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Jul 2003
fresh:
One of the most curious yet pleasing of all the great French film noirs.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb 2002
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