A Man Named Rocca
A Man Named Rocca (, ) is a 1961 French-Italian crime-thriller film directed by Jean Becker and starring Jean Paul Belmondo. It is based on the 1958 novel L'Excommunié by José Giovanni. Belmondo appeared in another film version of this novel in 1972, directed by Giovanni, called Bad Luck.
Plot
Roberto La Rocca is an ex-gangster who is told by "The Mexican" that his friend Xavier Adé has been imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. He goes to Marseilles to meet Adé's partner Villanova.
Cast
- Adrien Cayla-Legrand
- André Chaumeau
- Béatrice Altariba
- Bernard Charlan
- Charles Moulin
- Christine Kaufmann
- Claude Jaeger
- Claude Piéplu
- Dominique Zardi
- Edmond Beauchamp
- Gérard Hernandez
- Henri Arius
- Henri Virlogeux
- Jacques Léonard
- Jacques Préboist
- Jacques Rispal
- Jean Gras
- Jean Luisi
- Jean Minisini
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Jean-Pierre Darras
- Marc Arian
- Mario David
- Maurice Auzel
- Michel Constantin
- Nico
- Pierre Durou
- Pierre Mirat
- Pierre Vaneck
More details
| author | Jean Becker José Giovanni |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Marseille |
| director | Jean Becker |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | frame up gamble kill land mine |
| musicBy | Claude Normand |
| producer | Adry De Carbuccia Roland Girard |
| recordedAt | La Couronne Marseille |