Quai des blondes (1954) - film review
Paul Cadéac
Crime / Drama
Summary
Jacques Fenner leads a gang that smuggles American cigarettes between
Marseille, Casablanca and Tangier. He is at war with a rival gang
led by Lucky Esposito, who is determined to snatch his illicit
cargo. Barbara, a singer, and Nelly, Esposito’s girlfriend,
both succumb to Jacques’s charms. It is Barbara who finally
wins his heart, after Esposito’s arrest.
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Credits
- Director: Paul Cadéac
- Script: Michel Audiard, Paul Cadéac, Pierre Foucaud
- Photo: Marcel Grignon
- Music: Jean Marion
- Cast: Michel Auclair (Jacques Fenner), Barbara Laage (Barbara), Madeleine LeBeau (Nelly), Henri Arius (Le capitaine de ’L’Atlanta’), Maurice Biraud (Laurent), Paul Bisciglia (Le chasseur de l’hôtel), René Blancard (Commissaire Brochant), Louis Bugette, José Casa, Georges Chamarat (Maître Chanu), André Clavé, Henri Crémieux, Jacques Dynam (Dominique), Giani Esposito (Un tueur), Micheline Gary (La secrétaire), Robert Hossein (Chemise rose), Nicole Jonesco, John Kitzmiller (Michel), Darío Moreno (Lucky)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 80 min
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