Second Wind
1966 · Movie · 150 min
★ 7.6(205)unSUB Rating
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 · A New Leaf
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Details
- Original title
- Le Deuxième Souffle
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-11-01
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 150 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.7/10 (205 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 Commissaire Blot
Raymond Pellegrin
as Paul Ricci
Christine Fabréga
as Manouche
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Jo Ricci
Paul Frankeur
as Commissaire Fardiano
Denis Manuel
as Antoine Ripa
Jean Négroni
as Inspector
Michel Constantin
as Alban
Pierre Zimmer
as Orloff
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville