Borsalino

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6.8/10

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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon in Borsalino (1970)

During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.

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Crime Drama

During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

5.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
The film was based on real life gangsters Paul Carbone and François Spirito. Alain Delon found the story in a book he was reading about French gangsters from 1900 to 1970. He produced the film looking for a vehicle for him to co-star with Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Goofs
When François Capella (Belmondo) goes to the beach with Roch Siffredi (Delon), François wears his black swimsuit the wrong way around. His nipples are visible. The back is his front, and in some shots where he comes back with Ginette he has the swimsuit on the right side. In some shots he has the swimsuit on the wrong way again, which repeats.

Quotes
Simone Escarguel: Do you think it may be dangerous for him?
Roch Siffredi: Women are always dangerous.

Connections
Featured in Tango Bar (1987)

Soundtracks
Prends-Moi Matelot
Music by Claude Bolling
Lyrics by Jacques Deray and Jean-Claude Carrière
Performed by Odette Piquet

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Featured review

6/10

Looks good but kind of flat

For some reason my little local library in Minnesota has this movie. Its about a pair of small-time criminals in 1930s Marsielles, France who rise to be gangster bosses. The movie looks pretty good, with nice period clothes, cars and decor, and the guys look the part in their 30's gangster suits (especially the dark-haired guy). And Lola the girlfriend is pretty hot. And there's some decent tommy-gun violence. But the characters seem cardboard and undeveloped, and the dialog is not very interesting (maybe something was lost in the dubbing). I sensed they were trying to imitate an old-style Hollywood gangster movie a la Cagney; was 30's France really this much like Capone's Chicago? So, although I am a big fan of old gangster movies, I wouldn't rate this one too highly.