Classe tous risques

Amon, Robert, (producer.). Sautet, Claude, 1924-2000 (director,, screenwriter.). Darvey, Jean, (producer.). Jardin, Pascal, (screenwriter.). Giovanni, José 1923-2004 (author,, screenwriter.). Ventura, Lino, 1919-1987 (actor.). Milo, Sandra, (actor.). Belmondo, Jean-Paul, 1933-2021 (actor.). Dalio, Marcel, 1900-1983 (actor.). Ardan, Michel, (actor.). Cerval, Claude, (actor.). Dacqmine, Jacques, (actor.). Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992 (composer (expression)). Giovanni, José 1923-2004 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Class tous risques. (Added Author). Janus Films, (production company.). Rialto Pictures LLC, (production company.). Mondex Films (Firm), (production company.). Films Odéon (Firm), (production company.). Filmsonor (Firm), (production company.). Zebra Film (Firm : Rome, Italy), (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher,, distributor.). Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marcel Dalio, Michel Ardan, Claude Cerval, Jacques Dacqmine, Simone France, Michele Meritz, Stan Krol, Evelyne Ker, Betty Schneider, France Asselin, J.P. Zola, Sylvain Levignac, Jeanne Perez, Rene Génin, Charles Blavette, Aime de March, Corrado Guarducci. (Cast).

Summary: Exiled from France for his exploits, underworld kingpin Abel Davos has been living for nearly a decade in Milan, even acquiring a family. In spite of the death sentence hanging over his head, Davos wants to return with them to France. His old mob cronies have gone bourgeois and affluent, reluctant to help, sending just one young thief, Eric Stark, to his aid. An exploration of the importance of loyalty and honor among thieves, this film shows exactly what it is stand-up guys stand up for. Stark is the only one of the Parisian gangsters who understands the code they have forgotten, and does his best to live by it.

Item details

ISBN: 1604650478
ISBN: 9781604650471
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher: Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2008]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	D'après le roman de [After the novel by] José Giovanni. Originally released as a French motion picture in 1960. Special features: Claude Sautet ou la magie invisible = Claude Sautet or invisible magic [featurette] (8 min.); José Giovanni: Novelist and screenwriter Paris, 2002 [featurette] (12 min.); Ventura on "Classe tous risques" [featurette] (5 min.); Ventura on his career [featurette] (min.); Trailers (6 min.); booklet features essays "Beautiful Friendships" by Bertrand Tavernier, "Looking for Claude Sautes" by N.T. Binh, Sautet on "Classe tous risques" interview by Michel Boujut, and "The Quiet Courage of a Great Filmmaker" by Jean-Pierre Melville.
Formatted Contents Note:	Good-byes -- Desperate act -- On the run -- Change of plans -- Home, sweet home -- Instructions -- "Riton of the gates" -- "It's not our job" -- In hiding/Turned out -- Stark -- "Fargier sent me" -- Roadside rescue -- Lying to Liliane -- Close call -- Confronting friends -- Monsieur Chapuis -- Stark helps out -- Liliane learns the truth -- Abel wants out -- Advice and request -- Final job -- Preparations -- Stark's shadow -- Monsieur Bacérès -- "Monsieur Jean" -- Fargier and the cops -- Narrow escape/Hiding out -- Calling it quits -- Color bars.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Image [cinematography], Ghislain Cloquet ; montage [editor], Albert Jurgenson ; musique, Georges Delerue ; décors, Rino Mondelini.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marcel Dalio, Michel Ardan, Claude Cerval, Jacques Dacqmine, Simone France, Michele Meritz, Stan Krol, Evelyne Ker, Betty Schneider, France Asselin, J.P. Zola, Sylvain Levignac, Jeanne Perez, Rene Génin, Charles Blavette, Aime de March, Corrado Guarducci.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; new restored high-definition digital transfer; new subtitle translation.
Language Note:	In French with optional subtitles in English.