Second Breath

Name: Second Breath
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1966-11-01
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Christine Fabréga, Lino Ventura, Raymond Pellegrin, Paul Meurisse

– With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.00 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 30 Minutes

Release Year:

1966

Original Name:

Le Deuxième souffle

Second Breath (1966) - Also known as Le Deuxième souffle

With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu (the inimitable Lino Ventura), escaped from prison and roped into one last robbery, and the suave inspector, Blot (Paul Meurisse), relentlessly seeking him. The implosive Le deuxième souffle captures the pathos, loneliness, and excitement of a life in the shadows with methodical suspense and harrowing authenticity, and contains one of the most thrilling heist sequences Melville ever shot.

Styles:

French Noir, Gloomy, Clever, Bleak, Stylized, Exciting, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1960s

Producing Country:

France

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Paris France, Europe, France

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Release Date:

01 Nov 1966

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Story Written By:

José Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville

Main Actors:

Christine Fabréga, Lino Ventura, Raymond Pellegrin, Paul Meurisse

Plot:

Gustave Minda, better known as Gu, a dangerous gangster, escapes from jail. He goes to Paris to join Manouche and other friends, and get involved in a gangland killing. Before leaving the country with Manouche, Gu needs a final job to get some money. But that's not so simple when you have Inspector Blot tracking you, and have to deal with the consequences of the shooting in Paris...

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%