Second Breath

– 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.

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Release Date:

01 Nov 1966

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer:

José Giovanni (novel), José Giovanni (dialogue), Jean-Pierre Melville (dialogue), Jean-Pierre Melville (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga

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%