Le Voyou

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Le Voyou
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Written by Claude Lelouch
Claude Pinoteau
Pierre Uytterhoeven
Produced byGeorges Dancigers
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant
Danièle Delorme
Cinematography Claude Lelouch
Edited byMarie-Claude Lacambre
Music by Francis Lai
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • 20 November 1970 (1970-11-20)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
Language French

Le Voyou, also known as The Crook, is a 1970 French action film which follows Simon the Swiss during his largest heist. Directed by Claude Lelouch in 1970, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, the film makes use of several cinematic techniques to convey the elusive nature of the title character, including a circular narrative, dialogue littered with conflicting statements, flashbacks, musical montage, multiple styles of film editing, misaligned sound editing, and movie within the movie. [1]

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Awards

The film won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Direction in 1971.

Cast

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References

  1. Greenspun, Roger (1971-06-21). "Film: Lelouch's 'Crook':Kidnapping Furnishes the Central Action". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-24.