Jacques Becker

Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (1954) Jacques Becker Special edition

Aging gangster Max (Jean Gabin) hoped his daring robbery of gold bullion would set up his retirement. Unfortunately, his partner in crime Riton (René Dary) had a faithless mistress (Jeanne Moreau) who tipped a dangerous rival (Lino Ventura)-who's now trying to pry the loot away as ransom for the kidnapped Riton. Jacques Becker's superb crime drama, the model for many French New Wave films that followed, co-stars Paul Frankeur, Marilyn Buferd, Dora Doll. 96 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.