The Gangsters

 

Les Truands – French title

Mulheres e Malandos (Honra de Malandros) - Brazilian title

Lommetyvenes konge – Danish title

Hirtehiset – Finnish title

Gaunerkavaliere – German title

O klepsas tou klepsantos! – Greek title

A colpo sicuro – Italian title

Oss kjeltringer imellom – Norwegian title

Mas que família! – Portuguese title

Oss tjuvar emellan – Swedish title

Lupezi velikog srca – Yugoslavian title

Lock Up Your Spoons – U.K. title

The Gangsters – English title

 

A 1956 French film production [Franco London Films, Gaumont (Paris)]

Producer: Henry Deutschmeister, Jean Le Duc, Alain Poiré, Robert Sussfeld

Director: Carlo Rim

Story: Carlo Rim

Screenplay: Carlo Rim

Cinematography: Maurice Barry [black & white]

Music: Georges Van Parys

     Song: “Ballade des Truands” sung by Cora Vaucaire

Running time: 105 minutes

 

Cast

Jim Esposito - Eddie Constantine

Cahuzac - Noël-Noël

Alexandre Benoit - Jean Richard

Yves Robert - Amédée Benoit

Clarisse Benoit – Sylvie

Priest - Lucien Baroux

Clarisse at 18 - Mireille Granelli

La Païva - Denise Provence

Chiffon - Line Noro

Mlle Puc – Jumie Astor

Nana – Héléna Manson

Pépito Benoit - Robert Dalban

Justin Benoit – Gaston Modot

Singer – Cora Vaucaire

Jim’s wives – Claude Borelli, Martine Alexis, Irène Tunc, Nadine Tallier, Claude Godard

Benoit’s third-born son - Antonin Berval

Saloon girl – Ariane Lancell

Mme Léonce - Béatrice Arnac

Bobby - Guy Tréjean

Police inspector - Jacques Mancier

Policemen - Albert Rémy, André Dalibert

Twin’s mother - Françoise Delbart

Ange - André Bervil

Sheriff – Georges Gueret

Cowboy – Henri Cogan

Barkeeper – Daniel Sorano

Duke of Morny – Robert Vattier

Town mayor - Michel Nastorg

Photographer - Léon Larive

Jim as a child - Pascal Alexandre

Amédée as child - Christian Denhez

Grandfather - Jean d'Yd

Madeleine Cahuzac – Nelly Vignon

This is the story of racketeer Amédée who recalls the story of his life when he is already more than 100 years old. He tells his family about his rise and his rivals. This is all to explain why he couldn't help but nick the watch of the mayor, who came to congratulate him.

Not a western but there is a scene in the old west during the retelling of Robert’s life of crime.