Die Gang (1977)
41KDie Gang: Directed by Jacques Deray. With Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli. In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as “the front-wheel drive gang”. The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?
“u0026#39;The Gangu0026#39; is a watchable, but ultimately forgettable crime film. Alain Delon has charisma to spare, as can be seen in his performances in movies like u0026#39;Le Samouraiu0026#39; and u0026#39;Girl on a Motorcycleu0026#39;, but charisma isnu0026#39;t enough to save this under-written movie. A bad perm doesnu0026#39;t help any either!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDelon plays Robert, the leader of a small group of criminals in 1940u0026#39;s France. They band together and robs banks and factories with some success. Enough success to make them nationally known as the u0026quot;front-wheel drive gangu0026quot;. u0026#39;The Gangu0026#39; is told from the viewpoint of Robertu0026#39;s wife Marinette (Nicole Calfari), and is much a love story as a caper movie. Pity the characters arenu0026#39;t more interesting, and the plot less predictable. For rabid Alain Delon fans only. Otherwise, donu0026#39;t bother.”
