Symphony for a Massacre
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Symphony for a Massacre | |
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Symphonie pour un massacre | |
Directed by | Jacques Deray[1] |
Written by | Alain Reynaud-Fourton José Giovanni Claude Sautet Jacques Deray |
Based on | Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton |
Produced by | Julien Derode |
Starring | Jean Rochefort Michel Auclair Claude Dauphin José Giovanni Michèle Mercier Daniela Rocca Charles Vanel |
Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
Music by | Michel Magne[2] |
Distributed by | Radiance Films (UK, 2024)[3] |
Release date | 2 August 1963 (France) |
Running time | 110 minutes[3] |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French[4] |
Symphony for a Massacre (French: Symphonie pour un massacre), also known as The Corrupt and The Mystifier in English,[5] is a 1963 crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray.[6] A French and Italian co-production,[7] it is based on the novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton,[8] which was also adapted without credit in India as Johnny Gaddaar.[9] In the film, a criminal plots to betray his partners in a narcotics deal.
Cast[edit]
- Jean Rochefort as Jabeke
- Michel Auclair as Clavet
- Claude Dauphin as Valoti
- José Giovanni as Moreau
- Michèle Mercier as Madeleine Clavet
- Daniela Rocca as Hélène Valoti
- Charles Vanel as Paoli
References[edit]
- ^ "SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE". Cohen Media Group.
- ^ "Noir City: Symphony for a Massacre". Seattle International Film Festival.
- ^ a b "Symphony for a Massacre". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Symphony For a Massacre". Apple TV. 23 April 1963.
- ^ "The Corrupt / The Mystifier". Unifrance.
- ^ "Symphony for a Massacre | Classic Review". Video Librarian. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Symphony for a Massacre". Institut français du Royaume-Uni.
- ^ Weiler, A. h. (28 May 1965). "Screen: Crime Thriller: Massacre' Moves Into Fine Arts Theater". The New York Times.
- ^ "Disappointing but True - JOHNNY GADDAAR was adapted from a French crime thriller. - by Bobby Sing". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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Categories:
- 1963 films
- 1960s crime thriller films
- 1960s French-language films
- French crime thriller films
- Italian crime thriller films
- Films based on French novels
- Films directed by Jacques Deray
- French crime drama films
- Italian crime drama films
- French neo-noir films
- Italian neo-noir films
- French heist films
- Italian heist films
- 1963 crime drama films