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film directed by

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. The movie screened at the Venice Film Festival.For Rick Nelsons It Will Be Twins Dorothy Manners:. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 7 June 1967: C8.

Plot

Denis Ferrand (Jean Gabin), a retired gangster in his sixties, whiles away his days with his wife Marie-Jeanne on a peaceful countryside estate. He is the owner of the quiet Domino bar, managed by Betty (Margaret Lee), and an inn named La Chaumière. Ferrand's attention is caught by the Crédit Industriel du Nord bank office across the street from his bar. He keeps a watchful eye on all the comings and goings at the bank, learning the date when a security convoy is due to arrive with the pay for nuclear power plant workers in nearby Farville. Out of boredom and longing for his life of crime, Ferrand works out a plan for a robbery. While he is fine-tuning his idea, he receives an unexpected visit from Jim Beckley (Robert Stack). An old friend of Ferrand's from

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, Beckley is seeking refuge from a smuggling gang. Ferrand decides to kill two birds with one stone: provide shelter for Beckley and employ him in his heist plan.

Cast

* Jean Gabin as Denis Ferrand * Robert Stack as Jim Beckley * Suzanne Flon as Marie-Jeanne Ferrand * Margaret Lee as Betty *

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as Mr Henri * Walter Giller as Maurice Labrousse *

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as old woman * Georges Aminel as Commissaire Leduc *

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as Gaston * as security guard *

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as Mr Goulette * as Ange Peresi * Mino Doro as Luigi Savani * as an accomplice * as a criminal

References

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* 1960s crime thriller films 1960s heist films Films about bank robbery Films about friendship Films about old age Films based on American crime novels French crime thriller films French heist films Italian crime thriller films Italian heist films 1960s French-language films 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-France-film-stub