Bob le flambeur

1956 film by Jean-Pierre Melville Bob le flambeurDirected byJean-Pierre MelvilleScreenplay by Jean-Pierre Melville Auguste Le Breton Produced by Jean-Pierre Melville Serge Silberman Starring Roger Duchesne Isabelle Corey Daniel Cauchy Guy Decomble CinematographyHenri DecaëEdited byMonique BonnotMusic by Eddie Barclay Jo Boyer Productioncompanies Organisation Générale Cinématographique La Cyme Play Art Distributed byMondial FilmsRelease date August 24, 1956 (1956-08-24) (Paris) Running time102 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench Bob le flambeur (English translation": "Bob the Gambler" or "Bob the High Roller") is a 1956 French heist gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Roger Duchesne as Bob. It is often considered both a film noir and a precursor to the French New Wave, the latter because of its use of handheld camera and a single jump cut. Plot The film opens with a tracking shot around the Montmartre quarter where the film is set, and the director, Jean-Pierre Melville, as narrator, then says "c'est tout à la fois le ciel [shot over the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur] et... [bird's eye view of the Montmartre Funicular descending, with music poco a poco fortis