Borsalino

1970 [FRENCH]

Action / Crime / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 72% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 5587 5.6K

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Plot summary

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

Director

Jacques Deray Photo
Jacques Deray

Top cast

Alain Delon Photo
Alain Delon as Roch Siffredi
Odette Piquet Photo
Odette Piquet as La chanteuse
Michel Bouquet Photo
Michel Bouquet as Maître Rinaldi
Mireille Darc Photo
Mireille Darc as Une prostituée
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.12 GB
1194*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 1
2.07 GB
1790*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BandSAboutMovies 6 / 10

Fashion!

Reviewed by writers_reign 8 / 10

Chapeau ...

... as they say in France when they find something excellent. In one sense this is a natural successor to the gangster/buddy movies that paired Jean Gabin with Lino Ventura in the fifties but with a tad of English for good measure. It's a Marseilles that Marcel Pagnol chose to ignore, a city filled with hookers, pimps, and gangsters rather than Frank Capra salts of the earth, a city in which - at the time it was set - a nine-year old Yves Montand was growing up and it's a nice touch to throw in a mention of the Alcazar, the Music Hall where Montand played in his first years in the business. Beginning as petty crooks and rivals coming to blows over a woman Delon and Belmondo not only bond but join forces and gradually rise through the ranks until they are running organised crime in the city. It's a fine blend of drama and comedy with a 'Sting' type theme tune that puts one in mind of Newman and Redford, another great team. Well worth seeking out.
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