''Les Égouts du paradis'' (''The Sewers of Paradise'') is a 1979 French film 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 ...

, based on a 1976 heist by

Albert Spaggiari Albert Spaggiari (14 December 1932 – 8 June 1989), nicknamed Bert, was a French criminal chiefly known as the organizer of a break-in into a Société Générale bank in Nice, France, in July 1976 that resulted in the theft of an estimated 46 ...

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Francis Huster Francis Huster (born 8 December 1947) is a French stage, film and television actor, director and scriptwriter. Biography Francis Huster was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. His father is Charles Huster, commercial director at Lancia, and his Polis ...

as Albert Spaggiari *

Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in France, French Film, cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Theater Filmography Cinema Televisio ...

as 68 *

Lila Kedrova Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian actress of the screen and stage. She won the Academy Award for Best Suppo ...

as Charlotte * Bérangère Bonvoisin as Mireille * Gabriel Briand as Mike la Baraka *

Clément Harari Clément Harari (10 February 1919 – 16 February 2008) was an Egyptian-born French film and television actor. He is the grandfather of French filmmaker Arthur Harari.Michel Subor Michel Subor (, born Mischa Subotzki; 2 February 1935 – 17 January 2022) was a French actor who gained initial fame with the starring role in Jean-Luc Godard's second feature, '' Le petit soldat'' (1960), but the French government banned it un ...

as Biki le Targuy * Mustapha Dali as Nazareth *

Jean Franval Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

as Old Joseph * Michel Peyrelon as Pierre *

André Pousse André Pousse (20 October 1919 – 9 September 2005) was a noted French actor and, in his youth, also a notable cyclist. Biography While primarily known as a leading French actor, André Pousse began his professional career as a cyclist (prim ...

as the Bald Man *

Jacques Richard Joseph Alfred Gilles Jacques Richard (October 7, 1952 – October 8, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Buffalo Sabres, and Quebec Nordiques. After an impress ...

as Golden Mouth * Serge Valletti as the Dancer

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* 1979 films Biographical films about French gangsters French heist films Films directed by José Giovanni French crime films 1979 crime films Crime films based on actual events Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard Films with screenplays by José Giovanni 1970s heist films Films set in Nice 1970s French-language films 1970s French films French-language crime films {{1970s-France-film-stub

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