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Borsalino

1970 · 125 min

A stylish, slow-burning crime drama with a light comic touch, following two charming crooks whose easy partnership curdles into ambition and betrayal.

Directed by
Jacques Deray
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel
Tagline
They're going after what they want. And what they want is everything.
Overview
In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

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Directed by
Jacques Deray
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy, drama
Directed by
Jacques Deray
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Claude Sautet, Jacques Deray, Jean Cau
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel, Françoise Christophe, Corinne Marchand, Laura Adani, Nicole Calfan, Hélène Rémy
Music
Claude Bolling
Cinematography
Jean-Jacques Tarbès
Runtime
125 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French, Italian

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