Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched; I haven't seen the 1966
version since around the time in question, but that too seems to be a
different story, though very possibly from the same author:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320510/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:08:26 +0100
Java Jive wrote:

Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched; I haven't seen the 1966
version since around the time in question, but that too seems to be a
different story, though very possibly from the same author:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320510/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Maybe:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057549/

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Thanks for the link, but I can't tell from the one review whether it's
the film I remember. Do you happen to know if it contains a platinum
heist out in the countryside?

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:17:13 +0100, Davey
wrote:

Maybe:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057549/
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On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 17:14:44 +0100
Java Jive wrote:

Thanks for the link, but I can't tell from the one review whether it's
the film I remember. Do you happen to know if it contains a platinum
heist out in the countryside?

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:17:13 +0100, Davey
wrote:

Maybe:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057549/

No idea, sorry. There are many of his films described, but none of them
show up for 'platinum'!

Good Luck anyway.

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On 07/09/2013 17:14, Java Jive wrote:
Thanks for the link, but I can't tell from the one review whether it's
the film I remember. Do you happen to know if it contains a platinum
heist out in the countryside?

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:17:13 +0100, Davey
wrote:

Maybe:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057549/
Do you remember who was in it?
I used to love French Gangster Movies where everyone died in the final
shoot out. Alain Delon was often in ones like that.
Derek

Any of these?

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?key...e_type=feature

There's an advanced search you can fiddle around with he

http://www.imdb.com/search/title

Thanks for trying to help, but ...

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 06:22:45 -0700 (PDT), mike
wrote:

Any of these?

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?key...e_type=feature

Not as far as I can tell from any of the synopses and reviews.

There's an advanced search you can fiddle around with he

http://www.imdb.com/search/title

"Most Popular French-Language Film-Noir-Crime Titles Released 1960 to
1980 With Plot Matching "platinum heist robbery armoured vehicle" and
Country of Origin France

No results."

Google was useless as well :-(
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On Saturday, September 7, 2013 2:08:26 PM UTC+1, Java Jive wrote:

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals

hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous

countryside.

Did it involve angle grinders?

Not that I can recall, so as far as this ng is concerned it should
have been marked OT (but it wasn't for the others). Sorry!

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 07:50:39 -0700 (PDT), Onetap
wrote:

Did it involve angle grinders?
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On Saturday, September 7, 2013 5:42:37 PM UTC+1, Java Jive wrote:
Not that I can recall, so as far as this ng is concerned it should

have been marked OT (but it wasn't for the others). Sorry!

We'll forgive you. ;-)

There are message boards on IMDB and similar sites for movie buffs; have you tried there?

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000001/threads/

Let us know if you find it please.

"Java Jive" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched; I haven't seen the 1966
version since around the time in question, but that too seems to be a
different story, though very possibly from the same author:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320510/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Giovanni#Works
Any good?

'Fraid not, none of the descriptions mention a platinum heist, but
thanks anyway.

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 18:48:14 +0100, "harryagain"
wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Giovanni#Works
Any good?
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"Java Jive" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched; I haven't seen the 1966
version since around the time in question, but that too seems to be a
different story, though very possibly from the same author:

1966 version here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R938-WaTn8

Don't remember that particular scene ...

On Sat, 7 Sep 2013 18:56:11 +0100, "harryagain"
wrote:

1966 version here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R938-WaTn8

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Java Jive wrote:
Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched; I haven't seen the 1966
version since around the time in question, but that too seems to be a
different story, though very possibly from the same author:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320510/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1




'The Mystery Of The Floating Turd' 1967


HTH

"Java Jive" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me the title of a French film with English subtitles
that I saw on British TV around 1970 give or take about 5 years.

It's a crime film, and (I think towards the end of it) the criminals
hijacked a security van containing platinum in hilly/mountainous
countryside.

Once a Thief?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059540/combined

It's not in French but has a French star and this ...

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/revi...66838E67 9EDE

.... confirms it's about platinum theft.

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Thanks, but I'm pretty sure the one I remember is in French and set in
France.

On Sun, 8 Sep 2013 00:45:13 +0100, "John Dean"
wrote:

Once a Thief?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059540/combined

It's not in French but has a French star and this ...

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/revi...66838E67 9EDE

... confirms it's about platinum theft.
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I now think it's the 1966 version of "Le Deuxieme Souffle" directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville. There are one or two tenuous pieces of evidence
to support this:

+ I remember people being shot in the back of fast moving cars,
and this happens also in the 2007 version.

+ This paragraph is from an essay on the film.

http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/703=essay

"Like many of Melville’s films, Le deuxième souffle pivots on a
dazzling set piece that relies upon these qualities of observation,
varied perspectives, and an almost documentary-like rendering of
actions. This central heist sequence is a study in contrast. Whereas
most of the film is defined by its cramped and dank interiors, or the
minimalist gaudiness of some apartment and nightclub settings, the
heist is staged in a vast, windswept, and elemental environment that
almost seems to visibly shock the gang."

+ This still from the DVD seems to be from the start of the
heist, picking off the motorcycle outriders.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9471/62478296qh2.jpg


On Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:08:26 +0100, Java Jive
wrote:

It's not, as I had previously been led to believe, "Le Deuxieme
Souffle" ("Second Wind"), based on Jose Giovanni's story "Un Reglement
Des Comptes" ("A Settling Of Accounts"). Or at least it's not the
2007 version, which I have recently watched
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