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Symphony for a Massacre

Symphony for a Massacre

Crime · Drama · 1963

A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

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Symphony for a Massacre

1963 Crime · Drama 1h 55m

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6.7 / 10

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A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.

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The archetype split

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Directed by

Jacques Deray

Written by

Jacques Deray · José Giovanni · Claude Sautet

Michel Auclair

Michel Auclair

Clavet

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Valoti

Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Paoli

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Jabeke

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Madeleine Clavet

José Giovanni

José Giovanni

Moreau

Daniela Rocca

Daniela Rocca

Hélène Valoti

Court is in session

Put Symphony for a Massacre on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.