The Lion's Share (1971 film)

Last updated
The Lion's Share
La part des lions-The Lion's Share (film).jpg
Directed by Jean Larriaga
Written byJean Larriaga
(original scenario)
Georges Tabet
André Tabet
(adaptation)
Starring Robert Hossein
Charles Aznavour
Michel Constantin
Raymond Pellegrin
CinematographyRoland Dantigny
Edited by Gabriel Rongier
Music by Georges Garvarentz
Production
companies
Paris-Cannes Productions
Produzione DC7
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 8 September 1971 (1971-09-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Lion's Share (French : La part des lions, Italian : L'ultima rapina a Parigi) is a 1971 French-Italian neo noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean Larriaga and starring Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin and Elsa Martinelli. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Aznavour and Hossein play two childhood friends. Hossein in a petty thief who is involved with a ruthless gang of bank robbers. Aznavour is a writer who will follow his long time friend until the loss of both of them.

Cast

Related Research Articles

André Hunebelle was a French maître verrier and film director.

Michel Constantin was a French film actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raymond Pellegrin</span>

Raymond Pellegrin was a French actor.

<i>Justice Is Done</i> 1950 film

Justice Is Done is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his request. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around Versailles, Marly-le-Roi, Hérouville and Arronville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

<i>Tomorrow Is My Turn</i> (film) 1960 French film

Le Passage du Rhin is a 1960 French film directed by André Cayatte. It was released in the US as Tomorrow is My Turn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Pierre Mocky</span> French film director (1929–2019)

Jean-Pierre Mocky, pseudonym of Jean-Paul Adam Mokiejewski, was a French film director, actor, screenwriter and producer.

<i>We Are All Murderers</i> 1952 film

We Are All Murderers is a 1952 French-Italian crime drama film written and directed by André Cayatte and starring Marcel Mouloudji, Raymond Pellegrin and Claude Laydu. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. It tells the story of René, a young man from the slums, trained by the French Resistance in World War II to kill Germans. He continues to kill long after the war has ended, as it is all he knows.It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize.

Denys de La Patellière was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.

Viva la vie is a 1984 French film directed by Claude Lelouch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Annie Cordy</span> Belgian actress and singer (1928–2020)

Léonie Juliana, Baroness Cooreman, also known by her stage name Annie Cordy, was a Belgian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1954 and staged many memorable appearances at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia. Her version of "La Ballade de Davy Crockett" was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956. She was born in Laeken, Belgium, where in 2004, King Albert II of Belgium bestowed upon her the title of Baroness in recognition for her life's achievements.

The Smugglers' Banquet is a 1952 Belgian crime film directed by Henri Storck. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

<i>Flesh and the Woman</i> 1954 film

Flesh and the Woman is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in the USA under the title Flesh and the Woman, and in the UK as The Card of Fate. It is a remake of the 1934 film Le Grand Jeu.

<i>Captain Blood</i> (1960 film) 1960 film

Captain Blood is a 1960 French–Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare. It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco.

<i>Du rififi chez les femmes</i> 1959 film

Du rififi chez les femmes is a French-Italian film directed by Alex Joffé and released in 1959.

Brigade antigangs is a 1966 French-Italian film directed by Bernard Borderie.

<i>The Heist</i> (1970 film) 1970 film

The Heist is a 1970 French-Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. Not to be confused with the French postapocalyptic film The Time of the Wolf of 2003.

Mourir d'aimer is a 1971 Franco-Italian film drama directed by André Cayatte. Based on the true story of Gabrielle Russier [fr], it was the third most popular film of 1971 in France.

<i>Men in White</i> (1955 film) 1955 film

Men in White is a 1955 French drama film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Jeanne Moreau and Jean Chevrier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel.

<i>Burning Fuse</i> 1957 French film

Burning Fuse is a 1957 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

This is a filmography for French singer Charles Aznavour. In a career spanning over 70 years, he appeared in more than 60 feature films and was the subject of at least three documentary films.

References

  1. Aa. Vv. Variety's Film Reviews: 1971-1974 . Bowker Llc, 1983. ISBN   0835227936.
  2. Philippe Durant (6 November 2014). Gabin, Ventura, Delon... Les légendes du Polar. Sonatine, 2014. ISBN   978-2355843242.