Symphony for a Massacre (French: Symphonie pour un massacre), also known as The Corrupt and The Mystifier in English,[5] is a 1963 crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni, Michèle Mercier, Daniela Rocca, Jean Rochefort, Charles Vanel.[6] A French and Italian co-production,[7] it is based on the novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton,[8] which was also adapted without credit in India as Johnny Gaddaar.[9] In the film, a criminal plots to betray his partners in a narcotics deal.
| Symphony for a Massacre | |
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| Symphonie pour un massacre | |
| Directed by | Jacques Deray[1] |
| Written by | Alain Reynaud-Fourton José Giovanni Claude Sautet Jacques Deray |
| Based on | Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton |
| Produced by | Julien Derode |
| Starring | Michel Auclair Claude Dauphin José Giovanni Michèle Mercier Daniela Rocca Jean Rochefort Charles Vanel |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
| Music by | Michel Magne[2] |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique PECF Dear Film Produzione Ultra Film |
| Distributed by | Radiance Films (UK, 2024)[3] |
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Running time | 110 minutes[3] |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French[4] |
Plot
editIt’s the story of gangsters, smuggling drug dealers who try to cheat, steal each other. Actually only one among them is a kind of traitor, who tries to keep a suit case full of money. So he has to kill his accomplices. But everything doesn’t go as he plans.
Cast
edit- Michel Auclair as Clavet
- Claude Dauphin as Valoti
- José Giovanni as Moreau
- Michèle Mercier as Madeleine Clavet
- Daniela Rocca as Hélène Valoti
- Jean Rochefort as Jabeke
- Charles Vanel as Paoli
References
edit- ^ "SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE". Cohen Media Group.
- ^ "Noir City: Symphony for a Massacre". Seattle International Film Festival.
- ^ a b "Symphony for a Massacre". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "Symphony For a Massacre". Apple TV. 23 April 1963.
- ^ "The Corrupt / The Mystifier". Unifrance.
- ^ "Symphony for a Massacre | Classic Review". Video Librarian. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Symphony for a Massacre". Institut français du Royaume-Uni.
- ^ Weiler, A. h. (28 May 1965). "Screen: Crime Thriller: Massacre' Moves Into Fine Arts Theater". The New York Times.
- ^ "Disappointing but True - JOHNNY GADDAAR was adapted from a French crime thriller. - by Bobby Sing". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.