Monsieur Gangster

– An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortu..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1963
Original Name:
Les tontons flingueurs
Monsieur Gangster (1963) - Also known as Les tontons flingueurs

An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.

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Monsieur Gangster (1963) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Nov 1963

Language:

French, German, English

Director:

Georges Lautner

Writer:

Michel Audiard (dialogue), Georges Lautner (dialogue), Albert Simonin (novel)

Main Actors:

Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Francis Blanche, Claude Rich

Plot:

Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.9/10