Action Man
Le soleil des voyous
France, Italy
1967
100 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
Synopsis
After a life of crime, Denis Farrand has retired to a provincial town where he runs a chic bar, which just happens to be opposite a bank. When a former friend, Jim Beckley, re-enters his life unexpectedly, Denis is persuaded to pull off one more robbery. Thanks to Denis’ meticulous preparations, the two men manage to steal 500 million francs from the bank vault. Then, things start to go wrong. Drug dealers who have been pursuing Jim kidnap Denis’ wife and hold her ransom; she will be released only if the stolen money is handed over to them. But then Denis makes a terrible discovery. Someone has already run off with the money… —Filmsdefrance.com
Director
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion first to settle in Wallonia then, after their name became De la Noye and then Delano, were on the second ship to emigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts in America.
Jean Delannoy was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled La symphonie pastorale was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, Maigret tend un piège was nominated for a BAFTA award for “Best… read more
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