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With the exception of the exceptional Army Of Shadows, Melville ended his brilliant career from 1962 onwards with a series of exemplary crime films of which this was the first. Serge Reggiani, a Franco-Italian Dana Andrews, was wonderful in Becker's Casque d'Or and he delivers the goods again alongside the laconic Gallic charm of Belmondo in a complex tale of deceit and that fine line between loyalty and treachery...

Sadhaka

14Jan12

“Il faut choisir. Mourir... ou mentir?”

Louise_Dietrich

2Jan12

Oh man, this was good. I need to see more Melville.

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All Is Grace

28Dec11

Nicely crafted. 4/5

DeJardinblum

26Nov11

The confidence of enemies warring with the suspicion of friends, and the compunction of loyalty that says through violence, "This will not end."

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Daniela

15Oct11

Okay, it was better on the re-watch. So many plot twists! And poor Belmondo :'(

Ross Birks

30Sep11

I thought this was a masterpiece. The more Melville I watch the more I fall in love with him. I don't know if this assumption is correct but it felt like this movie was a big influence on the Coens' Miller's Crossing. Melville's cinematic world is so infectious and cool. It's as if his movies haven't aged a day.

Daniel BW

17Sep11

not his best

Qiydaar Foster

6Dec11

i just watched this on netflix and LOVED it! Which do you think is his best so i can check it out? I already own Le Samourai

Nathan.

17Sep11

Was alright

There Will Be Josh Schasny

29Aug11

This is the type of hard-boiled crime film that is being aped today. Melville's narrative genius is unsurpassed as well as his innovative use of homage toward his favorite filmmakers. Borrowing elements of American Crime Film style, Melville fully transforms the genre into his own. A masterwork of crime cinema.

thedudeabides

5Jul11

Melville has a narrative mastery in this film, nothing is predictable, the plot and develops his characters in a way that you end up being deceived and surprised by the last minute, in short, always deceiving appearances in Le Doulos. The noir aesthetic makes clear its thoroughness and accuracy as a director.

Bongos615

2Jul11

I think this film sometimes feels a little bit too neat and self-contained, but the character motivations really are masterfully handled and the two lead performances are great. Also features a handful of great suspense scenes, particularly Belmondo's cunning double murder.

Dave

22May11

Looks and feels as if it was made in 1948, not 1962. Melville and DP Nicholas Hayer do an outstanding job of capture a true noir look and feel. That opening scene, with the single, swinging overhead light is awesome.

wmk

21Apr11

I was just reading about Monsieur Melville. I will have to give it a look-see.

Curt Milner

15Jul10

I was surprised at the year it was made. Often attempts at 'Film Noir' made later often do not capture the look and feel with any great accuracy or respect, Melville does a wonderful job which is less an homage to the genre but a great, if late, addition to the cannon in it's own right.

Dylan Ibrahim

14Jul10

Good movie. But I might need to see it again.

Lopezz

25May10

This is a wonderful, complex-scripted crime film. Along with Le Samourai, probably Melville's best film.

Robert W Peabody III

30Oct09

Le doulos (1962) DIR Jean-Pierre Melville SCR Jean-Pierre Melville 109 Min You must choose, lie or die.

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Teddy Cheong

25Apr09

This is a clean and sleek entry from a director who's made his name making several great crime films. Belmondo stars as the informant with friends on both sides of the law and things aren't always what they seem. Truly fashioning the French gangster, Le Doulos serves as yet another example of Melville's inimitable class and craft.