Touchez pas au grisbi: Strange Reflections
By January 17, 2005
Albert Simonin’s novel Touchez pas au grisbi is said to have had a revolutionary impact on French crime writing, and Jacques Becker’s film version had Read more »
SYNOPSIS: Jean Gabin is at his most wearily romantic as aging gangster Max le Menteur in the Jacques Becker gem Touchez pas au grisbi (Hands Off the Loot!). Having pulled off the heist of a lifetime, Max looks forward to spending his remaining days relaxing with his beautiful young girlfriend. But when Riton (René Dary), Max’s hapless partner and best friend, lets word of the loot slip to loose-lipped, two-timing Josy (Jeanne Moreau), Max is reluctantly drawn back into the underworld. A touchstone of the gangster-film genre, Touchez pas au grisbi is also pure Becker—understated, elegant, evocative.
| Max le Menteur | Jean Gabin |
| Henri Ducros, alias Riton | René Dary |
| Pierrot, the club owner (“Fats”) | Paul Frankeur |
| Angelo | Lino Ventura |
| Marco | Michel Jourdan |
| Josy | Jeanne Moreau |
| Lola | Dora Doll |
| Madame Bouche | Denise Clair |
| Marinette, Pierrot’s wife | Gaby Basset |
| Oscar, the fence | Paul Oettly |
| Huguette, his secretary | Delia Scala |
| Fifi-le-Dingue | Daniel Cauchy |
| Ramon | Vittorio Sanipoli |
| Betty, the American | Marilyn Buferd |
| Director | Jacques Becker |
| Producer | Robert Dorfmann |
| Adaptation by | Jacques Becker, Maurice Griffe and Albert Simonin |
| Dialogue | Albert Simonin |
| Based on the novel by | Albert Simonin |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Editing | Marguerite Renoir |
| Production design | Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Music | Jean Wiener |
By January 17, 2005
Albert Simonin’s novel Touchez pas au grisbi is said to have had a revolutionary impact on French crime writing, and Jacques Becker’s film version had Read more »