Crooks in Clover (1963)
November 27, 1963Release Date
Crooks in Clover (1963)
November 27, 1963Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Lino Ventura
Fernand Naudin
Bernard Blier
Raoul Volfoni
Francis Blanche
Maître Folace
Claude Rich
Antoine Delafoy
Pierre Bertin
Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
Jean Lefebvre
Paul Volfoni
Sabine Sinjen
Patricia, la fille de Louis 'le Mexicain'
Robert Dalban
Jean, le majordome
Horst Frank
Théo
Venantino Venantini
Pascal
Mac Ronay
Bastien
Jacques Dumesnil
Louis « le Mexicain »
Paul Mercey
Henri
Dominique Davray
Madame Mado
Henri Cogan
Freddy
Philippe Castelli
le tailleur
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Details.
Release DateNovember 27, 1963
Original NameLes Tontons flingueurs
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
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This Movie Is About.
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Les Tontons flingueurs (English: Crooks in Clover, also known as Monsieur Gangster, literally Gun-toting Uncles) is a 1963 French-Italian-West German crime comedy film with French dialogue, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book Grisbi or not grisbi. The film is the final installment in the Max le Menteur trilogy; it was preceded by Touchez pas au grisbi and Le cave se rebiffe.
The film was not popular with critics upon its first release in 1963, but was popular with the public. Its reputation has grown over the years to cult status and it is now a French television classic, with snatches of dialogue and names of characters (like the prostitute Lulu la Nantaise) becoming part of popular culture. Its DVD version, released in 2002, sold 250,000 copies.
One of the most famous scenes is set in a kitchen where the gangsters try to make conversation while drinking a vile and strong liquor. Screenwriter Michel Audiard considered the scene useless but director Lautner included it in homage to the film noir Key Largo.