Monsieur Gangster
Les tontons flingueurs
West Germany, Italy, France
1963
105 Min
Black and White
1.66:1
English, German, French
Synopsis
Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed “The Mexican”. The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob. —IMDb
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Georges Lautner
Born in 1926. He worked as script writer, assistant cameraman and assistant director. After directing four short films, he made his first feature film La mome aux boutons in 1958. He is known as the director of the action films. —FESTIVAL ON WHEELS
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Tuesday Morning Foreign Blu-ray Disc Report: "Les tontons flingeurs" (Georges Lautner, 1963)
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