The Big Risk

Name: The Big Risk
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Released: November 18, 2005
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 84

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United Artists | Release Date: November 18, 2005

Summary: Bridging argot-rich 50s masterworks like "Rififi" and "Touchez-pas au Grisbi" with Jean-Pierre Melville's pared-down thrillers of the 60s, Classe Tous Risques (1960) (the title refers to a type of insurance policy, à la "Double Indemnity," but is also a pun on "tourist class") is a penetrating study of the underworld tough guy at the end ofBridging argot-rich 50s masterworks like "Rififi" and "Touchez-pas au Grisbi" with Jean-Pierre Melville's pared-down thrillers of the 60s, Classe Tous Risques (1960) (the title refers to a type of insurance policy, à la "Double Indemnity," but is also a pun on "tourist class") is a penetrating study of the underworld tough guy at the end of his rope, drawn from screenwriter José Giovanni's first-hand knowledge of the post-war French underworld. (Film Forum)… Expand

Director: Claude Sautet

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Runtime: 103 min

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Peter Rainer

A first-rate crime thriller from 1960. Read full review

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

A doozy of a French gangster pic that, in its beautifully refurbished and pithily resubtitled re-release, turns out to be one of the highlights of the 2005 movie year. Read full review

Dana Stevens

A tough and touching exploration of honor and friendship among thieves. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Feels astonishingly fresh, filled with subtle performances and devastatingly understated images - Sautet's final shot of Davos alone in a Paris crowd is a killer. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

Sautet lets the film wander from Ventura's desperate odyssey, but when the irresistibly charming young Jean-Paul Belmondo enters the picture as an unflaggingly loyal ally, his wandering is forgiven. Read full review

Roger Ebert

A crisp, smart, cynical film about dishonor among thieves. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Terse and fatalistic. Read full review

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BobG.

Nov 23, 2005

A wonderful discovery! One of the best films to see. Ventura and Belmondo are simply superb.

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