Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
Gustave Minda, dit "Gu", 48 ans dont 8 de placard, s'évade de la prison de Castres et rejoint Manouche et son garde du corps Alban à Paris. Pendant ce temps, à Marseille, un ami de Gu, Paul Ricci met au point un hold-up. Gu arrive à temps pour sauver Manouche des griffes des hommes de Jo Ricci, frère de Paul. Gu réglera les comptes à sa manière. Pour le commissaire Blot, ces meurtres portent incontestablement la signature de Gu. Gu descend à Marseille d'où il compte gagner l'étranger avec Manouche. Mais il lui faut de l'argent. Paul Ricci travaillera avec Gu sur ce braquage de fourgon blindé sur une route de l'arrière pays. Mais pour cela, il faut tuer les policiers motards qui escortent le convoi…
Directeur: Jean-Pierre Melville
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Lino Ventura as Gustave 'Gu' Minda |
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Paul Meurisse as Commissioner Blot |
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Christine Fabréga as Simone, aka 'Manouche' |
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Michel Constantin as Alban, Manouche's bodyguard |
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Raymond Pellegrin as Paul Ricci |
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Marcel Bozzuffi as Jo Ricci, Paul's brother |
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Pierre Zimmer as Orloff |
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Denis Manuel as Antoine Ripa |
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Pierre Grasset as Pascal |
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Paul Frankeur as Inspector Fardiano |
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Jean Négroni as Man |
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Jacques Léonard as Henri Tourneur |
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Raymond Loyer as Jacques Ribaldi, aka 'Le notaire' |
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Sylvain Lévignac as Louis Bartel |
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Louis Bugette as Théo |
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Albert Michel as Marcel 'le Stéphanois' |
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Jean-Claude Bercq as Inspector Godefroy |
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Albert Dagnant as Jeannot Franchi |
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Pierre Gualdi as The inspector who arrives first in the bar |
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Marcel Bernier as Inspector at the hospital |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Writer |
| Editing | Monique Bonnot | Editor |
| Editing | Michèle Boëhm | Editor |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Director |
| Sound | Bernard Gérard | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jean-François Adam | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Georges Pellegrin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ole Michelsen | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Catherine Moulin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ziva Postec | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jacques Nibert | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Boussard | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Guy Maugin | Props |
| Art | Jean-Jacques Fabre | Decorator |
| Crew | Robert Porte | Manager of Operations |
| Crew | Marcel Correnson | Manager of Operations |
| Art | Jean Dardeau | Set Propsman |
| Production | André Labay | Producer |
| Production | Charles Lumbroso | Producer |
| Writing | José Giovanni | Writer |
| Art | Jean-Jacques Fabre | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michel Tellin | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alex Pront | Sound Director |
| Directing | Suzanne Durrenberger | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Marcel Combes | Director of Photography |