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Four Bags Full
Four Bags Full
7.8
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509 Ratings

FOUR BAGS FULL

La traversée de Paris

Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
France, Italy, 1956
Drama, War, Comedy

Synopsis

During the Occupation, Martin, an unemployed taxi driver, smuggled food packages to the black market. His usual sidekick having been arrested, he calls on a stranger, Grandgil, to cross Paris by night with suitcases full of pork. But Grandgil quickly turns out to be uncontrollable.

Synopsis

During the Occupation, Martin, an unemployed taxi driver, smuggled food packages to the black market. His usual sidekick having been arrested, he calls on a stranger, Grandgil, to cross Paris by night with suitcases full of pork. But Grandgil quickly turns out to be uncontrollable.

Our take

Satirizing the opportunism running rampant in occupied France, Claude Autant-Lara’s anarchic smash hit not only stars the charismatic Jean Gabin but also marks a break for beloved funnyman Louis de Funès. A cult classic that found an unlikely champion in Cahiers du cinéma’s François Truffaut.