Watch Le Doulos (1962) Free Online

Release Date: 1962

Cast: Philippe March, Monique Hennessy, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, Marcel Cuvelier, Jean-Paul Belmondo, René Lefèvre, Fabienne Dali

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Crime Thriller, Crime, World Cinema, Art Film, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Gangster

Le Doulos (French pronunciation: [lə dulos]) is a 1962 French crime film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was released theatrically as The Finger Man in the English-speaking world, but all video and DVD releases have used the French title. Intertitles at the beginning of the film explain that its title refers both to a kind of hat, and to the slang term for a police informer. Le Doulos is based on a novel by Pierre Lesou. While the film comes before Melville’s masterpieces of the genre, Le Samourai (1967) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970), one can unmistakably observe several of... MORE

Le Doulos (French pronunciation: [lə dulos]) is a 1962 French crime film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was released theatrically as The Finger Man in the English-speaking world, but all video and DVD releases have used the French title. Intertitles at the beginning of the film explain that its title refers both to a kind of hat, and to the slang term for a police informer. Le Doulos is based on a novel by Pierre Lesou. While the film comes before Melville’s masterpieces of the genre, Le Samourai (1967) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970), one can unmistakably observe several of Melville’s trademark techniques in this film. The narrative unfolds through two characters, Maurice and Silien, and consistently switches back and forth between them, leading the audience to grasp randomly for a distinct main character or hero (despite the fact that both are criminal anti-heroes). Through Maurice and Silien’s actions, the film explores just how deeply qualities such as friendship and loyalty run. Le Doulos begins by introducing us to Maurice, an ex-con, just released from prison after serving a six-year sentence. He then murders his friend, Gilbert, and steals the jewels he had been hiding, LESS