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Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Crenna, Simone Valère, Paul Crauchet ... see more see more... , Riccardo Cucciolla , Jean Desailly , Roger Fradet , Philippe Gaste , Henri Marteau , Andre Pousse , Catherine Réthi , Michael Conrad , Jennifer Nichole Porter

Parisian police commissioner Coleman (Alain Delon) is not a happy man, but he does what he can to get through each day. He has recently started having an affair with Cathy (Catherine Deneuve), and tha... read more read more...t helps a little. Cathy is also Simon's girlfriend and Simon (Richard Crenna) is Coleman's friend. Unfortunately, Simon is also the head of a gang of criminals. When Coleman's investigation of a drug-smuggling ring closes in, their rivalry comes to a head. One of the highlights of this film is a stunt involving a helicopter and a moving train. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville

Release Date: December 2, 1972

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DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005

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  • sanjurosamurai
    September 6, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    melville blends his usual style with a gripping crime story that tracks every detail as parts of the story unfold in almost real time. the only drawback might be the films accessability as it is so intelligently written and filmed that one might have to be almost too smart to tr... read moreack along the way, but those that follow the story will be drawn in. phenomenal film.
  • fb1142797643
    April 27, 2012
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    Jean-Pierre Melville's final project is a blue-toned caper film with two extended heist sequences and several long stretches without dialogue. Alain Delon (who also starred in Melville's "Le Samourai" and "Le Cercle Rouge") is now a good guy -- a detective on the trail -- and lea... read mored criminals Richard Crenna and Michael Conrad are presumably dubbed in French. Catherine Deneuve shows up for a few scenes to look beautiful but feels written into the story as a marketing move.

    The most interesting segment is the second heist, an elaborate robbery of a train in motion. Unfortunately, the cost-cutting use of a miniature helicopter and train for the long shots is seriously embarrassing.
  • gator681
    March 16, 2009
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]Written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, "Un Flic" is a stylish heist movie with minimal dialogue(There is narration at the beginning that does nobody any favors.), that has not one heist, but two. The first is pulled off at a bank in gale force winds w... read morehile the second serves as the climax of the film. In between is a Paris where it is impossible to tell the criminals from the police without a scorecard(or for that matter the men from the women). One of the gang of thieves is Paul Weber(Riccardo Cucciolla), an otherwise good man who has gotten desperate after being laid off as an assistant manager for a bank about a year before. On the other side of the fence is Police Superintendent Edouard Coleman(Alain Delon) who resorts to whatever methods he can to catch the criminals, whether it be relying on snitches or roughing up suspects. He even plays the piano a bit at a nightclub frequented by Simon(Richard Crenna), the gang leader. The only thing clear in this grey world is to never be a hero. Look where that will get you. [/font]
  • PinkMinkPrincess
    June 8, 2011
    PinkMinkPrincess
    Alain Delon is my reason for having a Fetish for European Men, I see everything with him in it, just to hear him talk French.Catherine Deneuve has always represented an Unearthly Beauty to me.The Movie is interesting too.
  • futsin
    July 10, 2007
    futsin
    The two key heist sequences are mindblowingly good. The train sequence's methodical single-takes are great. Crenna, Delon, Melville - all you need to know. Great stuff. It doesn't feel like it "hits the mark" in the third act, but with how good everything else is, the film can be... read more forgiven for sure.

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Critic Reviews

Dave Kehr
August 1, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

A murky disappointment. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 9, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Mr. Melville's obsession with technical information is sometimes taken to lengths that border on the crazy. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
June 3, 2010
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Chilling perfection is Melville's epitath Full Review

Andrew L. Urban
October 18, 2008
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

Engaging and entertaining %u2026 primarily a heist movie with noirish elements; the characters are all flawed Full Review

Brian Holcomb
September 23, 2008
Brian Holcomb, PopMatters

Everything that has come to be known as "Melville" exists in some form throughout the film's 98 minutes. The flaws present are those of the greatest auteurs' autumnal works. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
July 14, 2007
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

Plays beautifully with all [Melville's] trademark silence, grim faces, and gloomy colors. Full Review

August 29, 2006
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Fragile beauty Deneuve gets little more than a walk-on as the woman carrying on with both men. Full Review

January 26, 2006
Time Out

A bitter meditation on disenchantment and defeat, as glacial and hermetic as Deneuve's face. Full Review

September 16, 2003
Film4

Although ill, Melville still managed a dark edge and a sense of camaraderie among villains and cops in his last take on his preferred genre, the American thriller. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
December 23, 2001
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a darkly atmospheric film noir with Melville linking his characters to the silent landscape around them. Full Review

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