Le Casse
Le Casse (US title: The Burglars) is a 1971 French-Italian neo noir crime film directed by director Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Omar Sharif. It is based on the 1953 novel by David Goodis and revolves around a team of four burglars chased by a corrupt policeman in Athens. It's a remake of the 1957 film The Burglar with Jayne Mansfield.
Plot
In Athens, Azad (Jean-Paul Belmondo), Ralph (Robert Hossein) and 2 other accomplices, Renzi and Helen, steal a suitcase of emeralds from a rich Greek citizen, M.Tasco, when the latter is away on vacation.
More details
| author | David Goodis Henri Verneuil Vahé Katcha |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Athens |
| director | Henri Verneuil |
| editor | Pierre Gillette |
| genre | action crime |
| keywords | arrest break in bury crooked cop emerald engine trouble lose police detective |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone |
| producer | Henri Verneuil |
| productionCompany | Columbia Films Vides Cinematografica |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Greece |
| theme | chase heist noir |