La Scoumoune ("Bad luck") is a 1972 French film directed by José Giovanni, starring Jean Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Michel Constantin. It is an adaptation of Giovanni's novel L'Excommunié.[2]
| La Scoumoune | |
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| Directed by | José Giovanni |
| Screenplay by | José Giovanni |
| Produced by | Raymond Danon |
| Starring | Jean Paul Belmondo Claudia Cardinale |
| Cinematography | Andréas Winding |
| Edited by | Françoise Javet |
| Music by | François de Roubaix |
Release date | 1972 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,966,700 admissions (France)[1] |
La Scoumoune is a remake of a 1961 French movie, A Man Named Rocca, directed by Jean Becker, also based on Giovanni's novel and starring Belmondo in the same part.
Plot edit
In the mid-1930s mobster Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) comes to Marseille to help his friend who was framed by the local crime bosses. Roberto is caught up in clashes between different gangs and as a result serves a long sentence in prison for the murder of several enemy gang members. Once in prison he begins to prepare his escape.
Cast edit
- Jean-Paul Belmondo : Roberto Borgo
- Claudia Cardinale : Georgia Saratov
- Michel Constantin : Xavier Saratov
- Enrique Lucero : Migli
- Alain Mottet : Ficelle
- Michel Peyrelon : Handsome Charlot
- Philippe Brizard : Fanfan
- Aldo Bufi Landi : Villanova
- Jacques Debary : Carl
- Gérard Depardieu : Burglar
- Marc Eyraud : Bonnaventure
- Andréa Ferréol : The angry prostitute
- Henri Vilbert : Graville
- Jacques Rispal: Monsieur Dubois
- Nicolas Vogel : Grégoire
- Jean-Claude Michel : The lawyer
- Dominique Zardi : The convict
- Pierre Collet : The prison director
- Luciano Catenacci
References edit
- ^ Box office information about film at Box Office Story
- ^ "Claudia Cardinale". Mymovies.it. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
External links edit
- La Scoumoune at IMDb
- Bad Luck[permanent dead link] at Le Film Guide
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