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1966·Action·2h 30m
7.1
★
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
prison
sniper
police brutality
robbery
paris, france
cop-killer
gangster
marseille, france
prison escape
heist
betrayal
gun battle
police corruption
criminal underworld
drive over cliff
french noir
french police
armored van robbery
gangland killing
rival gang
gun death
ballistics
signed confession
forced confession
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Cast

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Gustave "Gu" Minda
Paul Meurisse
Paul Meurisse
Commissaire Blot
Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin
Paul Ricci
Christine Fabréga
Christine Fabréga
Manouche
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi
Jo Ricci
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur
Commissaire Fardiano
Denis Manuel
Denis Manuel
Antoine Ripa
Jean Négroni
Jean Négroni
Inspector
Michel Constantin
Michel Constantin
Alban
Pierre Zimmer
Pierre Zimmer
Orloff
Pierre Grasset
Pierre Grasset
Pascal Leonetti
Jacques Léonard
Jacques Léonard
Henri Tourneur

Crew

Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
José Giovanni
José Giovanni
Writer
Bernard Gérard
Bernard Gérard
Original Music Composer
Suzanne Durrenberger
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor
José Giovanni
José Giovanni
Novel

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16 reviews
PoochieVince
PoochieVince
7.0★ · 02/10/26
Le Deuxième Souffle
The ending was exciting but there were long stretches where I was about to fall asleep.
The ending was exciting but there were long stretches where I was about to fall asleep.
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Lasse Jørgensen
Lasse Jørgensen
8.7★ · 08/28/25
Le Deuxième Souffle
I'm in love with Melville's style, it's so cold and just very cool, nice inspiration for the future.
I'm in love with Melville's style, it's so cold and just very cool, nice inspiration for the future.
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8.0★ · 06/16/26
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David Poyas
David Poyas
10.0★ · 01/25/26
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Kiki
Kiki
10.0★ · 04/09/25
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