Jean Pierre Melville crime film about a crook who gets out of prison, and is about to go back into crime. You think the film is going to be about this guy, Serge Reggiani (presumably they couldn't get/afford Jean Gabin or Lino Ventura) but then it becomes more about his fellow crook Jean Paul Belmondo, who works for the police.
There's a lot of plot going on - twists and turns and what not. I lost track of what was happening several times and had to keep double checking the synopsis. Belmondo seems to be an informer but is actually keen to get out of the life. It comes together quite satisfactorily at the end (a rainy, windswept shootout) but was a bit of a slog until then. Lots of talk and I had trouble telling people apart.
Quite a racy sex scene with Belmondo and his topless ex. Like so many French gangster films though it's clearly the guys who want to go off with each other - Belmono and Reggiani. That's why they both end up dead.
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