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1954 · 95 min · NR

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Directed by Jacques Becker · Crime, Thriller

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) is a Crime film, directed by Jacques Becker set in Paris during the 1950s. It runs 95 minutes and is rated NR.

A film noir and organized crime, with a melancholic and tense tone. Themes of friendship and mortality & aging run throughout.

Composer
Jean Wiener
Cinematography
Pierre Montazel
Cast
Jean GabinJeanne MoreauRené DaryLino VenturaPaul FrankeurMichel JourdanPaul OettlyDora Doll

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Paris
Setting
Urban
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
Film NoirOrganized Crime
Themes
FriendshipMortality & Aging
Tone
MelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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