Scoumoune

1972 [FRENCH]

Action / Crime / Drama

10
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1517 1.5K

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Plot summary

For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.

Director

José Giovanni Photo
José Giovanni

Top cast

Claudia Cardinale Photo
Claudia Cardinale as Georgia Saratov
Marie-Claude Mestral Photo
Marie-Claude Mestral as Une prostituée
Jean-Paul Belmondo Photo
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Roberto Borgo
Enrique Lucero Photo
Enrique Lucero as Le Mexicain / Migli
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929.83 MB
1204*720
French 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 1
1.69 GB
1792*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   de  
25 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dbdumonteil

Rotten luck

That 's what the title means ,and it's the hero's nickname.Fact: in 1960,Jacques Becker released his final masterpiece "Le Trou" ,the screenplay of which was written by Jose Giovanni;the following year,after his father's death ,Jean Becker made his first effort "Un Nommé La Rocca" based on another Giovanni's screenplay."La Scoumoune" is a remake of "Un Nommé La Rocca".Giovanni uses his own screenplay.The differences between the two movies are minimal,the early version being perhaps more realistic in the prison scenes (Giovanni spent some time in jail and he knew what he was talking about).Belmondo stars in both.The ending is slightly modified.Highlights remain the scenes on the beach."La Scoumoune" was highly successful ,because Belmondo had become huge and his co-star Claudia Cardinale was also much more famous than Christine Kaufman ,the starlet of the late fifties /early sixties sword and sandal flicks .
Reviewed by suchenwi 7 / 10

"Merde... un prince!"

With these words by an old organ-grinder, the film (German title "Der Mann aus Marseille") ends.. and leaves me wondering. What was that? Twelve years (of which six in prison) in the life of a "gentleman gangster" in Southern France? Belmondo sure acts the role, somewhat charmingly. But even though he has most screen time, neither his background nor his character development are made very plausible. We learn he is a loyal friend, has useful friends, can shoot well (but always after the foe had shot first), and looks good. Claudia Cardinale just looks good here, and doesn't have much else to do or say. The part of Xavier I found the most interesting and touching.Was this designed to be a (very short) TV mini series as well? Freeze-frames between episodes gave me that idea, but at, say, four episodes of 25 minutes it couldn't have been such a Big Thing either.Plot-wise, it packs a lot: gang war, courtroom, gang war, prison life, WW2, mine-sweeping (which I found most fascinating), and back to gang war. But in the given playtime, none of those were lingered on much, and left me a not very deep impression.Plus point: the French was spoken very clearly (while in La grande illusion yesterday I hardly understood a word :^), so it's good for language learners. Also, the discussions about handicapped (Freddy had lost his legs, Xavier his left arm) was interesting. Also, in a minor role (Un homme de main / Burglar), a rather young Gerard Depardieu.
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