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Un Flic

1972 · 100 min

A cold, deliberate descent into criminal and police worlds, where silences and routines carry more weight than dialogue, leaving a lingering sense of futility.

Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
Overview
A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s having an affair with is a bank robber planning a heist.

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  • STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Cinematography
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100 min
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