Razzia sur la chnouf

1955 [FRENCH]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1746 1.7K

noir drug dealer paris, france based on novel or book drug trafficking restaurant owner

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Plot summary

Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.

Director

Henri Decoin Photo
Henri Decoin

Top cast

Jacqueline Porel Photo
Jacqueline Porel as Solange Birot
Paul Azaïs Photo
Paul Azaïs as Le patron du bistrot
Lila Kedrova Photo
Lila Kedrova as Léa
Magali Noël Photo
Magali Noël as Lisette
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895.92 MB
968*720
French 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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1.61 GB
1440*1072
French 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Realizing films from the fifties tend to be

Realizing films from the fifties tend to be much slower-paced than more modern ones, I still thought Razzia sur la Chnouf was too much of an informative local colour movie rather than a fast action movie about the drugs world in Paris during the fifties. The opening credits made as much clear (it explicitly mentions the moral lesson of the film). Apart from the occasional shootout and the surprising ending, it is very slow and predictable. We are probably supposed to assume people in the fifties knew nothing about the goings on in drug land, with the stereotypical bosses, the smoky nightclubs, the odd ways of hiding the dope and selling it on, the reprisals taken against those who do not stick to the rules, the gruesome and humiliating effects on those hooked on the stuff, etc., etc. Perhaps the general audience really did need to be informed about these things at that stage, but somehow I doubt it. Nothing wrong with the performances of Gabin, Ventura and the others, of course (is that a very young Marcel Bozzuffi in that bar, by the way?). And the director was quite creative in his use of light, darkness and shadows.
Reviewed by paul d 7 / 10

A very good film noir detective movie with

A very good film noir detective movie with a hard edge, a raw look into the seedy side of Paris. Lots of good characters in this film, and a Jean Gabin who holds the screen flawlessly.
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