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Les Truands
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Wikipedia article
'Les Truands' is a French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as 'Lock Up Your Spoons' respectively 'The Gangsters'.
Synopsis
This is the story of racketeer Amde who recalls the story of his life when he is already more than 100 years old. He tells his family about his rise and his rivals. This is all to explain why he couldn't help but nick the watch of the mayor who came to congratulate him.
Cast
* Eddie Constantine : Jim Esposito, racketeer in Marseille
* Nol-Nol : Cahuzac, racketeer in Bordeaux
* Jean Richard : Alexandre Benoit, Amde's son
* Yves Robert : Amde Benoit (and his father)
* Sylvie : Clarisse Benoit
* Lucien Baroux : the priest
* Mireille Granelli : Clarisse at the age of 18 years
* Denise Provence : La Pava
* Line Noro : Chiffon
* Junie Astor : Mlle Puc, the tailoress
* Hlna Manson : Nana
* Robert Dalban : Ppito Benoit
* Gaston Modot : Justin Benoit
* Cora Vaucaire : a singer
* Claude Borelli : a wife of Jim
* Antonin Berval : Benoit's third-born son
* Martine Alexis : a wife of Jim
* Irne Tunc : a wife of Jim
* Ariane Lancell : a saloon girl
* Batrice Arnac : Mme Lonce
* Guy Trjean : Bobby, the lover of Cahuzac's daughter
* Albert Rmy : policeman
* Nadine Tallier : a wife of Jim
* Claude Godard : a wife of Jim
* Franoise Delbart : the twin's mother
* Andr Bervil : Ange
* Daniel Sorano : the barkeeper
* Robert Vattier : the Duke of Morny
* Andr Dalibert : a police officer
* Michel Nastorg : town mayor
* Lon Larive : photographer
* Pascal Alexandre : Jim as child
* Christian Denhez : Amde as child
* Jean d'Yd : the grandfather
* Nelly Vignon : Madeleine Cahuzac
* Jacques Mancier : police inspector
* Henri Cogan : a cowboy
References
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