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Release Date:
January 15, 1958
Original Title:
Rafles sur la ville
Genres:
Crime
Production Companies:
Films Metzger et Woog
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 82
Michel Piccoli plays a police inspector whose best friend is murdered on the orders of gang boss Charles Vanel. The inspector knows full well that Vanel is too crafty and well-connected to ever stand trial for his crime, so he carefully lays a subtle trap for his adversary. Unfortunately, both Piccoli and Vanel are thwarted by a pair of scheming females.
Art Direction:
Lucien Aguettand
Director:
Pierre Chenal
Director of Photography:
Marcel Grignon
Editor:
Suzanne Rondeau
Line Producer:
Robert Woog
Music:
Michel Legrand
Novel:
Auguste Le Breton
Screenplay:
Paul Andréota
Jean Ferry
Pierre Chenal
Sound:
Pierre-André Bertrand
Unit Manager:
André Chabrol
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