''The Gypsy'' (french: Le Gitan, it, Lo zingaro) is a 1975 French-Italian crime-drama film written and directed by

José Giovanni José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationi ...

. It is based on Giovanni's novel ''Histoire de fou''. It recorded admissions of 1,788,111 in France.Box office information for film
at Box Office Story

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Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...

as Hugo Sennart, aka Le Gitan *

Annie Girardot Annie Suzanne Girardot (25 October 193128 February 2011) was a French actress. She often played strong-willed, independent, hard-working, and often lonely women, imbuing her characters with an earthiness and reality that endeared her to women und ...

as Ninie *

Paul Meurisse Paul Meurisse (; 21 December 1912 – 19 January 1979) was a French actor who appeared in over 60 films and many stage productions. Meurisse was noted for the elegance of his acting style, and for his versatility. He was equally able to pl ...

as Yan Kuq *

Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 19291 February 1988) was a French film actor. He appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film '' The French Connection''. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian. Selected filmography *1955: ...

as Blot *

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ...

as Mareuil *

Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Rob ...

as Jo Amila * Maurice Barrier as Jacques Helman *

Maurice Biraud Maurice Biraud (3 March 1922 – 24 December 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1951 and 1982. Biraud was born on 3 March 1922 in Paris. He married actress Françoise Soulié in 1956. He died on 24 December 1982 i ...

as Pierrot le Naïf * Michel Fortin as Marcel *

Jacques Rispal Jacques Rispal (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986. Selected filmography * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) * ''A Man Named Rocca'' (1961) - (uncredited) * ''Five Miles to ...

as The Veterinary *

Florence Giorgetti Florence Giorgetti (15 February 1944 – 31 October 2019) was a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''The Lacemaker''. She died in October 2019, in her native Paris ...

as Ninie's servant *

Nicolas Vogel Nicolas Vogel (born in Paris, France, May 27, 1925 - died in Paris September 17, 2006) was an actor and comedian who was featured in numerous films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including ''The Man from Chicago'' (1963), '' Le Gitan' ...

as Jeannot

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* * * 1975 films Films about Romani people Films about bank robbery Films based on works by José Giovanni Films based on French novels Films directed by José Giovanni Films produced by Alain Delon Films with screenplays by José Giovanni French crime drama films Films scored by Claude Bolling 1970s French-language films 1970s French films Italian crime drama films 1970s Italian films 1975 crime drama films {{1970s-France-film-stub