Symphony for a Massacre

Symphony for a Massacre
Symphony for a Massacre
	French poster
	Symphonie pour un massacre
Directed by	Jacques Deray
Written by	Alain Reynaud-Fourton; José Giovanni; Claude Sautet; Jacques Deray
Based on	Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton
Produced by	Julien Derode
Starring	Michel Auclair; Claude Dauphin; José Giovanni; Michèle Mercier; Daniela Rocca; Jean Rochefort; Charles Vanel
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Edited by	Paul Cayatte
Music by	Michel Magne
Color process	Black and white
Production; companies	Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique; PECF; Dear Film Produzione; Ultra Film
Distributed by	Radiance Films (UK, 2024)
Release date	2 August 1963 (France);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

Symphony for a Massacre (French: Symphonie pour un massacre), also known as The Corrupt and The Mystifier in English,^[5] is a 1963 crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni, Michèle Mercier, Daniela Rocca, Jean Rochefort, Charles Vanel.^[6] A French and Italian co-production,^[7] it is based on the novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton,^[8] which was also adapted without credit in India as Johnny Gaddaar.^[9] In the film, a criminal plots to betray his partners in a narcotics deal.

Plot

It’s the story of gangsters, smuggling drug dealers who try to cheat, steal each other. Actually only one among them is a kind of traitor, who tries to keep a suit case full of money. So he has to kill his accomplices. But everything doesn’t go as he plans.

Cast

Michel Auclair as Clavet
Claude Dauphin as Valoti
José Giovanni as Moreau
Michèle Mercier as Madeleine Clavet
Daniela Rocca as Hélène Valoti
Jean Rochefort as Jabeke
Charles Vanel as Paoli

References

^ "SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE". Cohen Media Group.
^ "Noir City: Symphony for a Massacre". Seattle International Film Festival.
^ ^a ^b "Symphony for a Massacre". British Board of Film Classification.
^ "Symphony For a Massacre". Apple TV. 23 April 1963.
^ "The Corrupt / The Mystifier". Unifrance.
^ "Symphony for a Massacre | Classic Review". Video Librarian. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Symphony for a Massacre". Institut français du Royaume-Uni.
^ Weiler, A. h. (28 May 1965). "Screen: Crime Thriller: Massacre' Moves Into Fine Arts Theater". The New York Times.
^ "Disappointing but True - JOHNNY GADDAAR was adapted from a French crime thriller. - by Bobby Sing". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

[1] "SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE". Cohen Media Group.

[2] "Noir City: Symphony for a Massacre". Seattle International Film Festival.

[BBFC-3] "Symphony for a Massacre". British Board of Film Classification.

[4] "Symphony For a Massacre". Apple TV. 23 April 1963.

[5] "The Corrupt / The Mystifier". Unifrance.

[6] "Symphony for a Massacre | Classic Review". Video Librarian. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[7] "Symphony for a Massacre". Institut français du Royaume-Uni.

[8] Weiler, A. h. (28 May 1965). "Screen: Crime Thriller: Massacre' Moves Into Fine Arts Theater". The New York Times.

[9] "Disappointing but True - JOHNNY GADDAAR was adapted from a French crime thriller. - by Bobby Sing". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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