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Jean Servais
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Jean Servais was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.
Servais in Prelude to Madness (1948).
Servais in Prelude to Madness (1948).
Rififi
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Rififi is a 1955 French crime film adaptation of Auguste Le Breton's novel of the same name. Directed by American blacklisted filmmaker Jules Dassin, the film stars Jean Servais as the aging gangster
Jean Servais
…acting during World War II, he returned to the screen with roles in films such as La Danse De Mort (1948). In the 1950s, he appeared in the crime drama Rififi (1955), which François Truffaut ranked as the best film noir, directed by American Jules Dassin, in which he played a leader of a gang of jewel thieves…
Film poster with original French title
Film poster with original French title
Tony telling the tied-up César "I liked you, Macaroni. But you know the rules" before shooting him for betrayal. This scene was included to echo how D
Tony telling the tied-up César "I liked you, Macaroni. But you know the rules" before shooting him for betrayal. This scene was included to echo how Dassin felt after being betrayed by his contemporaries in America.
Composer Georges Auric (pictured) and director Jules Dassin initially disagreed on whether to have music during the heist scene.
Composer Georges Auric (pictured) and director Jules Dassin initially disagreed on whether to have music during the heist scene.
Japanese theatrical release poster for Du rififi chez les femmes (1959).
Japanese theatrical release poster for Du rififi chez les femmes (1959).