Jack of Spades (1960)
After an adventurous life, Patrick has settled in the Camargue and bought a manade where he raises bulls, while the "riziers" gradually invade and transform the land. On the very day the bulls are being branded, Patrick sees Robert, a long-lost comrade just out of prison. He takes him in and asks for nothing, despite the general hostility. In fact, Robert begins by poaching young Paco, son of the gardian-chef, by offering to rob a bank; then he covets his friend's almost-fiancée, Zeffa; finally, he organizes a devastating expedition against the rice farmers, in short, he behaves like a real "dog in a poke", sowing discord and brawl everywhere.
Director: Yves Allégret
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Eddie Constantine as Patrick |
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Raymond Pellegrin as Robert |
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Marie Versini as Zita |
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Georges Douking as The old Manuel |
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Henri Cogan as A guardian |
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Pierre Clémenti as Paco |
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Moustache as |
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Henri Cogan as |
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François Perie as |
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Francis San Juan as |
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Jean-Marc Allègre as |
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Jean Roux as |
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Guy Estève as |
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James Campbell as |
| Directing | Yves Allégret | Director |
| Writing | Yves Allégret | Writer |
| Writing | Albert Vidalie | Writer |
| Camera | Michel Kelber | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |