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"Le Doulos"
1962
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

A complicated thriller of double and triple crosses, beautiful women, and a dark vision of a world in a masterful film noir. Set in the Paris underworld, at the center of which is Jean-Paul Belmondo, a professional informer who maintains his relationship with a police inspector and a burglar just out of jail and afraid he can't hack the criminal life anymore. Le Doulos is famous for its nine-minute single take, brilliant camerawork from Nicolas Hayer, and terrific performances. With Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, and Michel Piccoli. French with English subtitles. 109 mInutes.