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Not Delivered

1958 · 88 min

A moody, slow-burning French crime drama where a man's attempt to escape his past tightens the noose around him.

Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani
Overview
After resolving to start a new life with his girlfriend Jacqueline, Bastien Sassey decides to give up working as a courier for drugs traffickers. So that he and Jacqueline can make a fresh start he agrees to take on one more job for a large sum of cash, but he betrays his employer.

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Directed by
Gilles Grangier
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Gilles Grangier
    Written by
    Pierre Véry
    Starring
    Paul Meurisse, Jeanne Moreau, Serge Reggiani, Gert Fröbe, Reggie Nalder, Simone Renant, Robert Porte, Fernand Sardou
    Music
    Jean Yatove
    Cinematography
    Jacques Lemare
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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