''La Scoumoune'' (''"Bad luck"'') is a 1972 French film directed by

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, starring

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and

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. It is an adaption of Giovanni's novel ''L'Excommunié''. ''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

In the mid-1930s mobster Roberto La Rocca (

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) 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

: Roberto Borgo *

: Georgia Saratov *

: Xavier Saratov *

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: Migli * Alain Mottet : Ficelle *

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: Handsome Charlot *

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: Fanfan *

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: Villanova * Jacques Debary : Carl *

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: Burglar *

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: Bonnaventure *

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: The angry prostitute *

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: Graville *

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: Monsieur Dubois *

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: Grégoire *

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: The lawyer *

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: The convict *

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: The prison director *

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References

External links

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''Bad Luck''
at Le Film Guide 1972 films 1970s French-language films Films about organized crime in France Films based on works by José Giovanni Films set in the 1930s Films set in the 1940s Films set in Marseille Films shot in Corsica French gangster films French prison films Films directed by José Giovanni Films scored by François de Roubaix Films with screenplays by José Giovanni 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub