# Bob le Flambeur (1956)

> An aging Montmartre gangster risks an impeccably planned casino robbery when his lifelong addiction to gambling turns strategy into fate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15494

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
- Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- Cast: Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy, Gérard Buhr, Guy Decomble, Claude Cerval, Howard Vernon, Colette Fleury
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047892/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, cool, fatalistic, classic movie night, film noir marathon

## Synopsis

An aging gambler risks it all in a high-stakes game of chance and deception.

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