''Jeff'' is a 1969 French-Italian crime film financed by

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. was a short-lived American entertainment company active from 1967 until 1969. History Seven Arts Productions acquired Jack L. Warner's controlling interest in Warner Bros. Pictures for $32 million in November 19 ...

. Starring Alain Delon and

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, it tells the story of a gang of thieves who fall out after a robbery and start killing each other off.

Plot

In Paris, a gang rob a diamond merchant after abducting his wife and killing his chauffeur. The loot is given to Jeff, their leader, who will take it to a fence in Antwerp and then return to share out the cash proceeds. But he never returns. All of the gang believe he has cheated them, apart from Laurent who still trusts his leader. They leave one member to guard Laurent and go to Jeff's apartment, where they torture his mistress Eva. Laurent kills his guard, rescues Eva, and sets off with her to Antwerp. There they find the fence, who says Jeff has the money. The other members find the fence, kill him, and abduct his wife, who they force to tell Eva that Jeff has cheated everybody. Laurent meanwhile has found Jeff's hideaway and kills him. Going to meet Eva, who spent the previous night with him, he finds she has been abducted by a gang member who guns him down.

Cast

* Alain Delon as Laurent *

as Eva * Georges Rouquier as Jeff *

Gabriel Jabbour Gabriel Jabbour (Arabic: غبريال جبّور) (7 November 1922 - 20 September 1987) was a French actor. He made his debut in acting in 1957 in L'affaire Sarret-Schmidt on television. Between then and 1987 he made almost 70 appearances in fi ...

as Zucci * as Mme Grunstein * Robert Lombard as Grunstein * as Peter * as Lescure * Christian Melsen as Van Hoof *

Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon (28 January 1918 – 15 June 2005) was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film '' Thou Shalt Not Kill''. Flon also received two César Awards and two ...

as Mrs. de Groote * as Merkès * Frédéric de Pasquale as Diamant

Production

It was the first film from Delon's production company, Adel Productions. During the making of the film, Delon began a romantic relationship with

which lasted for fifteen years.

Reception

The film was a relative disappointment at the French box office.

References

External links

* 1969 films French crime drama films Films produced by Alain Delon Films scored by François de Roubaix Warner Bros. films 1960s French films Italian crime drama films {{1960s-France-film-stub