Police internationale

Original title: Interpol

1957
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1h 32m

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6.2/10

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Anita Ekberg, Victor Mature, and Trevor Howard in Police internationale (1957)

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.International narcotics smuggler Frank McNally is trailed through various European countries by U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Pickup Alley

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Trivia
Although the film was supposed to have been shot in many locations, the scenes in Greece and New York's port (at the end of the movie), were in fact filmed in Naples, Italy. Names and banners were created to make it look like the locations they were supposed to be, but they were riddled with typographical errors; in addition, the real port of Piraeus doesn't look anything like the one depicted in the film.

Goofs
The band in the back of the club during "Anyone for Love" is barely pretending to be playing. Note especially the violinist whose bow doesn't touches the strings.

Quotes
Murphy: Every now and again we get some little junkie in here who's so far down the line he's makin' half a buck profit on a twenty dollar shot. He doesn't even know what year it is - never mind who's hiring him. It doesn't seem to add up, does it?

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References Les sept merveilles du monde (1956)

Soundtracks
Anyone For Love
Written by Lester Lee and Ned Washington
Sung by Yana

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6/10

like the style and locations

American narcotics agent Charles Sturgis (Victor Mature) is devastated by his sister's murder. He tracks the killer to be murderous international drug smuggler Frank McNally (Trevor Howard). He follows McNally and his mule girlfriend Gina Broger (Anita Ekberg) to Europe with Interpol's help.

The original British title is Interpol. This may be the earliest movie that I've seen with Interpol being mentioned. In fact, it may be so early that the American release had to change the title to Pickup Alley. I doubt the general public knew anything about Interpol. It's interesting.

I like this movie for all its peripherals. I like the shadow lighting, the cobble stone streets, the crumbling walls, the rooftop chase, the European locations, and the grimy dockyards. As for the story, there are moments but the story is rather flat. The characters are broadly drawn. It's a crime neo-noir B-movie. It has most of the parts, but the overall effect is less than the total.