Bob le flambeur

Bob le flambeur
Directed byJean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHenri Decaë[1]
Edited byMonique Bonnot[1]
Music by
Production
companies
  • Organisation Generale Cinematographique
  • La Cyme
  • Play Art[1]
Release date
  • 24 August 1956 (1956-08-24) (Paris)
Running time
102 minutes[2]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Bob le flambeur (English translation": "Bob the Gambler" or "Bob the High Roller") is a 1956 French heist gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Roger Duchesne as Bob. It is often considered both a film noir and a precursor to the French New Wave, the latter because of its use of handheld camera and a single jump cut.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Vincendeau 2003, p. 228.
  2. ^ Vincendeau 2003, p. 229.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (May 25, 2003). "Bob le Flambeur (1955) Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2009.