Le Doulos
1962 · Movie · NR · 108 min · ★ 7.4 · 92% critics
A recently released thief is pulled into what should be a simple job, but suspicion spreads fast when the police seem one step ahead. As loyalties shift and everyone plays both sides, the underworld turns into a tense game of lies, payback, and hard choices about who can be trusted.
Also known as The Finger Man · The informant
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Streaming on France Channel.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-12-13
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (306 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, twist-heavy French crime story about loyalty and betrayal, in the vein of Le Samouraï or Le Cercle Rouge; Not for you if you dislike confusing plots or slow pacing.
Pros: twisty crime intrigue; moody noir atmosphere; strong lead performances | Cons: deliberately confusing plot; slow, talky stretches; harsh treatment of women
Themes
- jazz singer or musician
- betrayal
- weasel
- french noir
- betrayal by friend
- belmondo
- betrayed by a friend
Cast & crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Silien
Serge Reggiani
as Maurice Faugel
Jean Desailly
as Superintendant Clain
René Lefèvre
as Gilbert Varnove
Marcel Cuvelier
as Police inspector
Philippe March
as Jean
Fabienne Dali
as Fabienne
Monique Hennessy
as Thérèse
Carl Studer
as Kern
Christian Lude
as Doctor
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville