Second Wind
1966 · Movie · 150 min · ★ 7.7 · 72% critics
After a daring prison escape, a seasoned gangster returns to familiar circles while trying to stay ahead of a relentless police inspector. As rival criminals and the law tighten the net, he’s pulled toward one last major score, where loyalty, reputation, and survival collide in a tense cat-and-mouse game.
Also known as Second Breath
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Details
- Original title
- Le Deuxième Souffle
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-11-01
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (203 votes)
About
If you enjoy deliberate, detail-heavy crime stories with a strict underworld honor code, this should click, especially if you like Le Cercle Rouge or Bob le Flambeur; Not for you if you want fast pacing and constant action.
Pros: tense cat-and-mouse; gritty realism; strong performances | Cons: long runtime; slow, talky stretches; heavy violence
Themes
- prison
- sniper
- police brutality
- robbery
- paris, france
- cop-killer
- gangster
- marseille, france
- prison escape
- heist
- betrayal
- gun battle
- +12 more
Cast & crew
Lino Ventura
as Gustave 'Gu' Minda
Paul Meurisse
as Commissioner Blot
Christine Fabréga
as Simone, aka 'Manouche'
Michel Constantin
as Alban, Manouche's bodyguard
Raymond Pellegrin
as Paul Ricci
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Jo Ricci, Paul's brother
Pierre Zimmer
as Orloff
Denis Manuel
as Antoine Ripa
Pierre Grasset
as Pascal
Paul Frankeur
as Inspector Fardiano
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville