Razzia sur la chnouf
| Razzia sur la chnouf | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Produced by | Paul Wagner |
| Written by |
Auguste Le Breton Henri Decoin Maurice Griffe |
| Starring |
Jean Gabin Marcel Dalio Lino Ventura |
| Music by | Marc Lanjean |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Edited by | Denise Reiss |
Production company | |
Release date | 7 April 1955 |
Running time | 105 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Razzia sur la chnouf (French for "Raid on the Drug Ring") is a 1955 French gangster film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Jean Gabin. The screenplay is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton. The film was released as Razzia in the United States.[1]
Synopsis
A criminal organisation assigns French gangster Henri Ferré to optimise the operations of an existing narcotics ring in Paris. The bar Le Troquet serves as a front for these activities. The bar's cashier Lisette has a crush on him right from the start. Even so, Henri Ferré's main interest is to assemble all persons who have a significant part in the drug trade. Because of that he is increasingly suspected to have a hidden agenda. Finally it turns out he is an undercover agent who strives to dismantle the organisation once and for all.
Cast
- Jean Gabin: Henri Ferré aka "the man from Nantes" ("Le Nantais")
- Magali Noël: Lisette, the cashier of Le Troquet
- Paul Frankeur: inspector Fernand
- Marcel Dalio: Paul Liski, boss of the French drug ring
- Lino Ventura: Roger "the Catalan"
- Albert Rémy: Bibi, Roger's accessory
- Lila Kedrova: Léa, an addict
- Jo Peignot: the intermediary with the newspaper
References
External links
- Razzia sur la chnouf on IMDb
- Razzia sur la chnouf at AllMovie
- Razzia sur la chnouf at “Cinema-francais“ (French)
- Razzia movie review at The New York Times Last accessed: July 3, 2014.