On the occasion of the rebroadcast of the cult film Touchez pas au grisbi on Sunday June 26, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on C8, Télé Star reveals which legend of French cinema appears for the first time on screen in this feature film.
Released in cinemas in 1953, the cult movie Don’t touch the grisbirealized by Jacques Beckerwill be rebroadcast on Sunday, June 26, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on C8. Worn by Jean Gabin, Lino VenturaPaul Frankeur, Rene Dary, Jeanne Moreau and Delia Scalathis feature film is the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Albert Simonin, released a year earlier. It is also the first part of the trilogy of Max the Liar, of which the other two volumes (The cellar rebels and Grisbi or not grisbi) will also be adapted for the big screen. The first will retain the same title, while the second will be renamed The Tontons Flingueurs.
This film was a great success during its theatrical release, by bringing together more than 4.7 million spectators in France. Internationally, the film was seen by more than 2 million spectators in Italy. If this feature film is mainly known for relaunched the career of John Gabinwhich experienced many difficult years after the Second World War, Don’t touch the grisbi also mark the first screen appearance of a sacred monster of French cinema, in the person of Lino Ventura. In this film, the former wrestling champion embodies the character ofAngelowho is the rival of the character of Max, embodied by Jean Gabin.
Don’t touch the grisbi: this provocation by Lino Ventura when negotiating his stamp
Even if he embodies only a supporting role in Don’t touch the grisbi, Lino Ventura had asked, out of sheer provocation, the sum of a million old francs as a fee. This represented practically the same salary as Jean Gabin, who was on the other hand one of the headliners of the film. To his surprise, Lino Ventura’s proposal was accepted by the production. It will be the beginning of glory for the former wrestler, who will then chain memorable roles in cult films. For the record, he will play a few years later the main character of the cult film The Tontons Flingueurs.
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