

Le Deuxième Souffle
1966-11-01 · 144 min · ★ 7.7
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
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- Directors
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Production companies
- Les Productions Montaigne
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lino VenturaGustave "Gu" Minda
Paul MeurisseCommissaire Blot
Raymond PellegrinPaul Ricci
Christine FabrégaManouche
Marcel BozzuffiJo Ricci
Paul FrankeurCommissaire Fardiano
Denis ManuelAntoine Ripa
Jean NégroniInspector
Michel ConstantinAlban
Pierre ZimmerOrloff
Pierre GrassetPascal Leonetti
Jacques LéonardHenri Tourneur
Régis OutinPaul's Source
Albert MichelMarcel le Stéphanois
Louis BugetteThéo Cassini
Albert DagnantJeannot Franchi
Sylvain LévignacLouis Bartel
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