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Chien de pique

  • 1960
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Chien de pique (1960)
Drama

After an adventurous life, Patrick settled in the Camargue and bought a ranch where he raised bulls, while the "rice fields" gradually invade and transform the country.After an adventurous life, Patrick settled in the Camargue and bought a ranch where he raised bulls, while the "rice fields" gradually invade and transform the country.After an adventurous life, Patrick settled in the Camargue and bought a ranch where he raised bulls, while the "rice fields" gradually invade and transform the country.

  • Director
    • Yves Allégret
  • Writers
    • Yves Allégret
    • François Leterrier
    • Albert Vidalie
  • Stars
    • Eddie Constantine
    • Raymond Pellegrin
    • Pierre Clémenti
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    23
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    • Director
      • Yves Allégret
    • Writers
      • Yves Allégret
      • François Leterrier
      • Albert Vidalie
    • Stars
      • Eddie Constantine
      • Raymond Pellegrin
      • Pierre Clémenti
    • 2User reviews
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    Eddie Constantine
    Eddie Constantine
    • Patrick
    Raymond Pellegrin
    Raymond Pellegrin
    • Robert
    Pierre Clémenti
    Pierre Clémenti
    • Paco
    Moustache
    Moustache
    • Le patron du café
    Henri Cogan
    • Un guardian
    Francois Perie
      Francis San Juan
      Jean-Marc Allègre
      • Un riziculteur
      Jean Roux
      Guy Estève
      Georges Douking
      Georges Douking
      • Le vieux Manuel
      • (as Douking)
      Marie Versini
      Marie Versini
      • Zita
      James Campbell
      James Campbell
        • Director
          • Yves Allégret
        • Writers
          • Yves Allégret
          • François Leterrier
          • Albert Vidalie
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        dbdumonteil

        Constantine ,Clementi,Versini and the jack of spades.

        The jack of spades is a young dark-haired man who is not a good omen. Without any moral principles, the Jack of spades is selfish and does not think about the consequences of his actions. The "dog of spades" (title of the movie) is another name for the jack of spades.

        Anyway,at his best ("Dédée D'Anvers" " Une Si Jolie Petite Plage "and his apex "Manèges") ,Yves Allégret never showed a rosy world ,except for the ending of "les Orgueilleux ,by and large, looked upon as his last great effort .

        In the movie, this definition perfectly applies to Robert (Raymond Pellegrin),an ex-con who meets again his old pal Patrick (Eddie Constantine ) ,a former raider who breeds bulls in Camargue.

        Most of the scenes were filmed on location ,and there's a good use of the wild Camargue landscape,which gives the movie a French western feel.

        The Constantine/Pellegrin pairing is a good one ,even though the latter shows himself "a villain beyond redemption" too soon .To the derivative love rivalry (about the boss's daughter),one can prefer the strange relationship between the gangster and a young man who dreams of the broader horizons of Argentina .This clueless lad is played by Pierre Clémenti in his first important role: a curious case on the French scene ,he turned his back on stardom in the early seventies .

        There's also another western recurrent feature: the breeders against the "farmers" (here represented by the rice growers );and eventually too many subplots in a screenplay which leaves a lot to be desired ;the ending ,notably ,is botched ;jazz drummer Moustache bawling out an unbearable "Retiens La Nuit" (which may not be a cover of Aznavour's song written for Hallyday which was a hit only two years later ,but which features ,oddly, snatches of lyrics from this classic)is pure filler.

        Apropos of one of Johnny Hallyday's movies: the beginning of his 1963 film "D'Ou viens-tu Johnny ? " was perhaps inspired by that of "Chien De Pique"

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        • Release date
          • December 21, 1960 (France)
        • Country of origin
          • France
        • Language
          • French
        • Also known as
          • Jack of Spades
        • Production companies
          • Aves
          • Belmont Films
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 30 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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