Bob the flambor

French film of Jean-Pierre Melville turned in 1955 and left the August 24th 1956 with Paris.

Synopsis

Bob former gangster " arranged voitures" is devoured by the passion for gambling. It foams the gambling dens of Montmartre and meets an young girl without resource, Anne, who is about to sink in the prostitution. Ruined by the play, Bob must take again service and projects to burglarize the casino of Deauville…

Data sheet

Realization: Jean-Pierre Melville
Original screenplay: Jean-Pierre Melville
Adaptation: Jean-Pierre Melville and Auguste Breton the
Dialogs: Auguste Breton the
Director of the photography: Henri Decae
Sound engineers: Jean Carrère and Pierre Philippenko
Music: Eddie Barclay and OJ Boyer
Decorations: Claude Bouxin
Assembly: Monique Bonnot
Script: Jacqueline Parey
Production company O.G.C. - Cinematographic General Organization (Paris)
Production company Cyme Productions
Production company Play Art
Production company Protis Films (Marseilles)
Directing of production Florence Melville
World Distributer of origin Films (Paris)

Distribution

Roger Duchesne (Bob)
Isabelle Corey (Anne)
Daniel Cauchy (Paulo)
Guy Decomble (the inspector)
Simone Paris (Yvonne)
Andre Garret (Roger)
Claude Cerval (Jean)
Colette Fleury (the woman of Jean)
Gerard Buhr (Marc)
Howard Vernon (Mc Kimmie)
Kris Kersen (a gangster)
Jean-François Drach (a gangster)
Rene Havard (a police officer)
Emile Cuvelier (a police officer)
Roland Charbeaux (a police officer)
François Gir (a police officer)
Tételman (the " tailor ")
Annick Bertrand (girl with the bar)
Yvette Amirante (the girlfriend of Anne)
Yannick Arvel (girl with the bar)
Jean-Pierre Melville (the voice of the narrator)
Andre Salgues
Jean-Marie Robain
Pierre Durrieu

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