At the end of the 19th century, during a ball in Joinville, on the outskirts of Paris, Georges, a former delinquent working as a carpenter, meets Marie, a young woman connected to a criminal gang.
Directed by Jacques Becker
jealousy
paris, france
male friendship
death sentence
guillotine
femme fatale
beautiful woman
carpenter
french noir
criminal gang
dance hall
19th century
stabbed to death
belle epoque
gang moll
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Simone Signoret
Marie
Serge Reggiani
Georges
Claude Dauphin
Félix
Raymond Bussières
Raymond
Odette Barencey
Loleh Bellon
Dominique Davray
Paul Azaïs
Jean Clarieux
Émile Genevois
Gaston Modot
William Sabatier
Crew
Jacques Becker
Director
Jacques Becker
Screenplay
Georges Van Parys
Original Music Composer
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Jacques Becker
Adaptation
Jacques Becker
Dialogue
Robert Hakim
Presenter
Marcel Camus
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Diogo Magalhães
8.0★ · 12/13/25
Oh, that last sequence was masterful.
Oh, that last sequence was masterful.
luis espejo
5.0★ · 02/17/23
pues cero empatía con ningún personaje y bastante monótona pero el final está chulo
pues cero empatía con ningún personaje y bastante monótona pero el final está chulo