Rififi in Paris
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Rififi in Paris |
| Original title | You rififi à Paname |
| Country of production |
France Federal Republic of Germany Italy |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1966 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Denys de La Patellière |
| script | Denys de La Patellière |
| production | Maurice Jacquin |
| music | Georges Garvarentz |
| camera | Walter Wottitz |
| cut |
Claude Durand Vincenzo Tomassi |
| occupation | |
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Rififi in Paris (OT: Du rififi à Paname) is a feature film from 1966 that was directed and based on a screenplay by Denys de La Patellière . The leading roles in the Franco-German-Italian co-production were played by Jean Gabin , Gert Fröbe , George Raft and Nadja Tiller . The plot is based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released for the first time on July 23, 1966.
action
In one of the elegant night clubs of the equally elegant Paul Berger, known as Paulot or Diamanten-Paul, a few youngsters appear. Little does Paulot suspect that the Radau brothers are just the vanguard of a competing company that is preparing to take over its flourishing business: gambling clubs, gold smuggling to Japan and arms smuggling to Cuba. Paulot's business friends in Munich and London fall victim to their business. Berger's buddy Walter, the brains of the company, is said to be worn down by blackmail - Irène, his wife, is kidnapped. Paulot himself escaped the bullets of his competitors only with the help of an American journalist, to whom he owed tens of thousands of francs for smuggling work. After minor skirmishes, Berger finally sits across from his opponent - Charles Binnaggio, the head of the Chicago Criminal Syndicate. Diamond Paul’s time fuse in the diplomatic folder is more convincing than Binnaggio’s machine guns. Still, Paulot is not happy about his success. Mike Coppolani, the American journalist he hired as a bodyguard after saving his life, is actually an agent of the US Treasury. For Paulot, this means compulsory retirement.
criticism
The lexicon of international films draws the following conclusion: Elaborate, moderately exciting gangster film with a considerable cast of stars. The Protestant Film Observer sums up his criticism as follows: German-French-Italian gangster film from Paris with a star cast that gives director Denys de La Patellière little opportunity to develop. Small jumps in the action become visible because the actions are only dosed sparingly and the tension is therefore somewhat viscous. Sixteen-year-old Gabin friends get their money's worth.
Web links
- Rififi in Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rififi in Paris at filmportal.de
- German movie poster
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 298/1966, pp. 566-567
- ↑ rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 3118