Auguste Le Breton

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Auguste Le Breton (born Auguste Monfort 18 February 1913 – 31 May 1999) was a Breton novelist who wrote primarily about the criminal underworld.^[1] His novels were adapted into several notable films of the 1950s, such as Rififi,^[2] Razzia sur la chnouf, Le rouge est mis and Le clan des siciliens. He wrote the dialogue for the noir film Bob le flambeur.