Touchez pas au grisbi
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Directed by | Jacques Becker |
Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
Written by | Jacques Becker Maurice Griffe Albert Simonin |
Starring | Jean Gabin René Dary Paul Frankeur Lino Ventura |
Music by | Jean Wiener |
Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
Editing by | Marguerite Renoir |
Release date(s) | March 3, 1954 September 9, 1954 |
Running time | 94 min. |
Country | France Italy |
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Touchez pas au grisbi is a 1954 film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura, Dora Doll and René Dary. It is based on the novel by Albert Simonin.
[edit] Background
The French actor Daniel Gélin originally refused the role of Max, seeing himself as too young for the part. Gabin then agreed to do the film, and his role helped to relaunch his career, which had been suffering since the end of the Second World War.