The Crook
1970 · Movie · 120 min. · France
Simon (Jean-Claude Trintignant) gets out of prison and summons his old friend Charles (Charles Gerard) and Martine (Christine Lelouch), his one time lover now married to a wealthy man. The three kidnap a little boy and then blackmail the bank where the boy's father works to pay the ransom of one million dollars. The publicity-conscious bank pays the ransom but the rest doesn't go exactly as planned...
Direction Claude Lelouch
Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant · Danièle Delorme · Charles Gérard · Christine Lelouch · Yves Robert · Judith Magre · Aldo Maccione · Paul Le Person
Soundtrack Francis Lai
Screenplay Claude Lelouch · Claude Pinoteau · Pierre Uytterhoeven
Cinematography Claude Lelouch
Original title Le Voyou
Also known as Simon the Swiss
6.3
137 votes (FilmAffinity)
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