Le DOULOS (Original title)The FINGER MAN (Alternative title)
Date: February 1963 (Release)Country: FranceDirector: Jean-Pierre Melville
Synopsis: An ex-prisoner uses a known informer in order to commit one more crime. He is disturbed by the police, and sets out to revenge himself on the informer, whom he suspects of betrayal. From a novel by Pierre Lesou.
Genre: Film noir
Releases
Date: February 1963Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Language: French
Date: April 2020Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): French / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: The 500 greatest movies of all timeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The results of a movie poll of the best five hundred films of all time. Includes brief essays in praise of particular titles.
In: Sight and Sound v14 n7 July 2004 Page: 78
Title: Home movies: premiere releasesAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n180 June 2004 Page: 164
Title: RwdAuthor: [KN] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: National Film Theatre Programmes July 2003 Page: 12
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - July 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: Télérama n2382 6 Sep 1995 Page: 128
Title: [Télérama - n2382 6 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: LANDROT, Marine Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Objectif n26 Feb-Mar 1964 Page: 23
Title: [Objectif - n26 Feb-Mar 1964: no known title]Language: French
In: Motion Picture Herald v231 n10 13 May 1964 Page: 52
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v231 n10 13 May 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v24 n141 March 1963 Page: 46
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v24 n141 March 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Le Film Francais n977 15 Feb 1963 Page: 13
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n977 15 Feb 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 3 Apr 1963
Title: [Variety - 3 Apr 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n2006 9 Mar 1963 Page: 25
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n2006 9 Mar 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n24 March 1963 Page: 13
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n24 March 1963: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Fiche, interview with Melville, and script.
In: Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française n39 January 1963 Page: 7
Title: [Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française - n39 January 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n1963 21 Apr 1962 Page: 17
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1963 21 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: French
Description: Melville about the film.
In: Page: 150
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 42-43
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312651
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: February 1963 (Release)Country: FranceDirector: Jean-Pierre Melville
Synopsis: An ex-prisoner uses a known informer in order to commit one more crime. He is disturbed by the police, and sets out to revenge himself on the informer, whom he suspects of betrayal. From a novel by Pierre Lesou.
Genre: Film noir
Releases
Date: February 1963Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Language: French
Date: April 2020Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): French / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(36)
Production Company: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Production Company: Rome-Paris Films (Paris), Presented by: Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard, Unit Manager: Jean Pieuchot, Roger Scipion, Production Manager: Georges de Beauregard, [Production Secretary]: Liliane Delerme, [Production Assistant]: Paul Mayersberg, Associate Director: Charles L. Bitsch, Assistant Director (1st): Volker Schlöndorff, Script Girl: Elisabeth Rappeneau, Adaptation: Jean-Pierre Melville, From the novel by: Pierre Lesou, Director of Photography: Nicolas Hayer, Camera Operator: Henri Tiquet, Assistant Camera: André Dubreuil, Etienne Rosenfeld, Chief Electrician: Etienne Duteil, Key Grip: Jean Boudaloux, Stills Photography: Raymond Voinquel, Editor: Monique Bonnot, Assistant Editor: Michèle Boëhm, Art Director: Daniel Guéret, Assistant Art Director: Donald Cardwell, Set Decorator: Pierre Charron, [Props]: André Davalan, Costumer: Paulette Breil, Music: Paul Misraki, Piano-bar: Jacques Loussier, Orchestra Conductor: Jacques Météhen, Sound: Julien Coutelier, Sound Assistant: Victor Revelli, Jean Gaudelet, Publicity: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast
(21)
Jean-Paul Belmondo (Silien), Serge Reggiani (Maurice Faugel), Jean Desailly (Inspector Clain), René Lefèvre (Gilbert Varnove), Marcel Cuvelier (detective 1), Aimé de March (Jean), Fabienne Dali (Fabienne), Monique Hennessy (Thérèse Dalmain), Carl Studer (Kern), Christian Lude (the doctor), Jacques de Léon (Armand), Jack Léonard (detective 2), Paulette Breil (Anita), Philippe Nahon (Rémy), Charles Bayard (old man), Daniel Crohem (Inspector Salignari), Charles Bouillaud (bartender), Michel Piccoli (Nuttheccio), Georges Sellier ([bartender]), Andrès ([maître d'hotel]), Volker Schlöndorff ([man entering bar])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Empire n233 November 2008 Pages: [88-172]Title: The 500 greatest movies of all timeArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The results of a movie poll of the best five hundred films of all time. Includes brief essays in praise of particular titles.
In: Sight and Sound v14 n7 July 2004 Page: 78
Title: Home movies: premiere releasesAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n180 June 2004 Page: 164
Title: RwdAuthor: [KN] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: National Film Theatre Programmes July 2003 Page: 12
Title: [National Film Theatre Programmes - July 2003: no known title]Language: English
In: Télérama n2382 6 Sep 1995 Page: 128
Title: [Télérama - n2382 6 Sep 1995: no known title]Author: LANDROT, Marine Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Objectif n26 Feb-Mar 1964 Page: 23
Title: [Objectif - n26 Feb-Mar 1964: no known title]Language: French
In: Motion Picture Herald v231 n10 13 May 1964 Page: 52
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v231 n10 13 May 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v24 n141 March 1963 Page: 46
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v24 n141 March 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Le Film Francais n977 15 Feb 1963 Page: 13
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n977 15 Feb 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 3 Apr 1963
Title: [Variety - 3 Apr 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n2006 9 Mar 1963 Page: 25
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n2006 9 Mar 1963: no known title]Language: French
In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n24 March 1963 Page: 13
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n24 March 1963: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Fiche, interview with Melville, and script.
In: Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française n39 January 1963 Page: 7
Title: [Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française - n39 January 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n1963 21 Apr 1962 Page: 17
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1963 21 Apr 1962: no known title]Language: French
Description: Melville about the film.
In: Page: 150
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Pages: 42-43
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1312651
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status