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The Crook

1970 · 120 min

A slippery, stylish crime chase that keeps shifting underfoot, playful in form yet cool and elusive in mood.

Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Danièle Delorme, Judith Magre
Tagline
CLAUDE LELOUCH who took a particular look at love in "A MAN AND A WOMAN" takes a particular look at crime in "THE CROOK"
Overview
A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.

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Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Danièle Delorme, Judith Magre
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Claude Lelouch
Written by
Pierre Uytterhoeven, Claude Lelouch, Claude Pinoteau
Starring
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Danièle Delorme, Judith Magre, Aldo Maccione, Yves Robert, Amidou, Christine Lelouch, Charles Denner
Music
Francis Lai
Cinematography
Claude Lelouch
Runtime
120 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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