Le Doulos (1962) on Netflix
Freed after four years, Maurice Faugel kills Gilbert Varnove and takes the jewels the receiver was appraising. He plans a robbery with Rémy and Silien, rumored to be a police informant.
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Plot summary
Gilbert Varnove deals in stolen goods and is appraising jewels from a recent heist when Maurice Faugel, just released from prison, comes to him. Maurice shoots him with Gilbert's own gun, then leaves with the jewels and a large sum of money and buries both beside a lamppost. Two gangsters, Nuttheccio and Armand, come to the house for the loot as Maurice walks out. He spends the evening with his girlfriend Thérèse, and the next day he receives equipment for a robbery he is planning with Rémy and Silien, a friend rumored to be a police informant.
Cast
- Jacques De Leonas Armand
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Le Doulos (1962)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Quentin Tarantino cited the screenplay for Le Doulos as his personal favourite and called it a large influence on his debut feature, Reservoir Dogs.
- French censors classified Le Doulos as forbidden to viewers under 13 in 1963, citing violent content that might shock children; the restriction stood until 1983, when it was passed for all audiences.
- Olivier Marchal named the police informant Silien in his 2004 film 36 Quai des Orfèvres, a tribute to Melville and to the French policier tradition.
