Symphony for a Massacre is a French crime film directed by Jacques Deray, centered on a meticulously planned jewel heist involving international criminals and shifting loyalties. Starring Alain Delon, George Segal, and Maurice Ronet, the film emphasizes method, professionalism, and moral tension over spectacle. Often associated with the cool, precise style of early 1960s European crime cinema, it stands as a transitional work between classic heist films and later Eurocrime traditions.

Five gangsters raise the cash to buy a large shipment of drugs which they plan to sell on. One of the gang however plans to secretly rob his partners, beginning a spiral of violence and deception that leaves a trail of bodies across France. Fiendishly plotted with a twisty script from José Giovanni (Le trou) and Claude Sautet (Classe tous risques), adapting a novel by Reynaud-Fourton, Symphony for a Massacre sees the French master of the mystery thriller Jacques Deray (La piscine) directing with with real energy and verve. With support from a remarkable cast of Frances finest character actors,  and stunning photography by Claude Renoir (La grande illusion), this is French crime cinema of the highest quality. 

Från IMDB:
Five men tied to businesses with varying degrees of legality pool their money to go in on one huge narcotics deal that can set them up for life - and test their loyalties.

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Version: : Blu-Ray (import)

Språk : French

EAN : 5060974681303

Distributor : Radiance Films

Inspelningsår : 1963

Regissör : Jacques Deray

imdb-rating : 7.2

Längd : 1h 55m

Cast : Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni