One of several late career films to feature Jean Gabin essentially playing himself - world-weary, knowing and more than a little exhausted. Here he plays a soon to retire cop pursuing escaped lunatic Fabio Testi throughout Paris & Marseille. The film, directed by Denys de La Patellière, may be a bit pedestrian but it's still a treat to watch the great Gabin. He's well matched with Testi, an actor not usually cast as such a ruthless hellion. It's a fast paced, gritty and highly unspectacular film. The supporting cast includes Bernard Blier, a very young Gerard Depardieu, Jacques Richard as Testi's extremely patient brother and Uschi Glas as the unlucky Gurda. The brightly lit cinematography is by the legendary Claude Renoir.
Review of Le tueur
