The Looters

1967 1h 40m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 5

Adventure

Synopsis

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Morgan, a lapsed burglar, is drugged and shanghaied on board a yacht by beautiful Colleen. When he comes to, the athletic young man learns that Colleen and her friends want him to break open the vaults of a Carribean island where a ruthless dictator has deposited a treasure stolen from his people. Despite the way he has been treated, Morgan accepts the mission. The group, supported by local resistant fighters, storm the fortress, but Colleen's father gets killed during the attack. The treasure is finally retrieved and is returned to the people. Morgan and Colleen will say yes to each other for better or for worse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Seberg
Colleen O'Hara
Frederick Stafford
Sam Morgan
Serge Gainsbourg
Clyde
María Rosa Rodríguez
Estella
Mario Pisu
Patrick O'Hara
Paul Crauchet
Valdés
Fernand Bellan
Targo
Vittorio Sanipoli
Kosta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Besnard
Writers: Michel Lebrun, Pierre Foucaud, Michel Lebrun
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jacques Besnard, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gilbert Natot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jean Seberg and Frederick Stafford and Serge Gainsbourg carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jacques Besnard directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Michel Magne scores. Gilbert Natot cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jacques Besnard, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Gilbert Natot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean Seberg and Frederick Stafford and Serge Gainsbourg carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.