Le Gang
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| Directed by | Jacques Deray |
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| Cinematography | Silvano Ippoliti[1] |
| Edited by | Henri Larnoë[1] |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | 13 million francs |
Le Gang (lit. 'The Gang') is a 1977 crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier and Raymond Bussières.
Plot
[edit]In the post-war France, the Gang of the Tractions Avant headlines by his burglars never causing loss of life.
Cast
[edit]- Alain Delon as Robert "Le dingue" (lit. 'The Looney')[2]
- Xavier Depraz as Jo
- Roland Bertin as Raymond
- Adalberto Maria Merli as Manu
- Maurice Barrier as Lucien dit 'Le Mammouth'
- Raymond Bussières as Cornélius
- Giampiero Albertini as Léon
- Laura Betti as Felicia
- Nicole Calfan as Marinette
- Angès Château as Raymond's girlfriend
- Dominique Davray as a prostitute
- Catherine Lachens as Janine
- Robert Dalban as ratcatcher
- André Falcon as the jeweler
- Henri Attal as Cornélius' customer
Production
[edit]Following the box office returns of Flic Story, director Jacques Deray put his project of adapting Boileau-Narcejac novel Opération Primevère on hold to do a sixth film with actor Alain Delon. Deray opted to again adapt a book by Roger Borniche.[1]
Le Gang was a French and Italian international co-production between the Paris-based Adel Productions and the Rome-based Mondial Te.Fi.[1] It was a predominantly French production with 70% of the 13 million francs budget being from Adel.[1]
The film began filming its 13-week shoot on May 24, 1976.[1]
Release
[edit]Le Gang was released in France on January 19, 1977.[1] Roberto Curti and Frank Lafond, the authors of French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films said that Le Gang had "disappointing business in France after a deceptive start.", noting it led the French box office in the opening week before dropping after. It had 1,190,000 spectators making it Delon's second-highest viewed film of his four in 1977.[3]
It was released in Italy as Le gang del parigino on February 10, 1977.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto; Lafond, Frank (2026). French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-8681-3. LCCN 2025048366.
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