Der Teufel mit der weißen Weste (1962)
54KDer Teufel mit der weißen Weste: Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre. A burglar betraying other criminals, prepares for a big heist with a trusted friend that might be as untrustworthy as he.
“Another tale of dishonor among thieves and another masterpiece from Jean- Pierre Melville but this oneu0026#39;s a little more complicated than most. u0026quot;Le Doulosu0026quot; is slang for a hat but in criminal circles it also means a police informer. The informer here is Jean-Paul Belmondo and he seems to be playing one side against the other, police and crooks, but to what end? The movie is tortuously plotted until itu0026#39;s all very neatly and beautifully tied up at the end and it pays homage, not just to the great Hollywood gangster movies, but to such classically poetic French films of the thirties such as u0026quot;Le Jour se Leveu0026quot; and u0026quot;Les Quai Des Brumesu0026quot;. Belmondo is, of course, magnificent and SergeReggiani is suitably fatalistic as the gangster who sets everything in motion. An absolutely essential movie.”
