Le Voyou
| Le Voyou | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Lelouch |
| Written by | Claude Lelouch Claude Pinoteau Pierre Uytterhoeven |
| Produced by | Georges Dancigers Alexandre Mnouchkine |
| Starring | Jean-Louis Trintignant Danièle Delorme |
| Cinematography | Claude Lelouch |
| Edited by | Marie-Claude Lacambre |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | November 20, 1970 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | France / Italy |
| Language | French |
Le Voyou, also known as The Crook, is a highly stylized French action movie which follows Simon the Swiss during his largest heist. Directed by Claude Lelouch in 1970, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, the movie makes use of several cinematic techniques to convey the elusive nature of the title character, among them are: a circular narrative, dialogue littered with conflicting statements, flashbacks, musical montage, multiple styles of film editing, misaligned sound editing, and a movie within the movie.
The film won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Direction in 1971.
Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Simon Duroc AKA "The Swiss"
- Danièle Delorme as Janine
- Charles Gérard as Charlot
- Christine Lelouch as Martine
- Charles Denner as Monsieur Gallois
- Amidou as Bill