Razzia Sur la Chnouf (1955)
Directed by Henri Decoin
Genres - Crime |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Gangster Film |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Raid on the Drug Ring is the English-language title of this Jean Gabin vehicle. The venerable French leading man plays the curiously sympathetic head of an international narcotics ring, invited from across the Atlantic to oversee the European branch of his operation. Using a fancy restaurant as a cover, the drug lord keeps his fingers in several crooked pies. One questionable sequence suggests that black singers and dancers can only "swing" when high on drugs.
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drug-ring, drugs, undercover