1954 · crime · drama
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Directed by Jacques Becker1h 35m1954
Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.
Our read: Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded crime · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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