Bob the Gambler.

Bob has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino. But that day, seeing the gaming rooms, Bob is riveted by a gambling table where he wins in an unabashed...

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Online Access:A Kanopy streaming video
Other Authors: Melville, Jean-Pierre (Film director)
Garret, André (Actor)
Cerval, Claude (Actor)
Fleury, Colette (Actor)
Cauchy, Daniel (Actor)
Buhr, Gérard (Actor)
Decomble, Guy (Actor)
Corey, Isabelle (Actor)
Havard, René (Actor)
Duchesne, Roger (Actor)
Paris, Simone (Actor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:French
Published:Kino Lorber, 1956.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
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Genre:Feature films.
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Summary:Bob has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino. But that day, seeing the gaming rooms, Bob is riveted by a gambling table where he wins in an unabashed fashion, and he forgets about his role in the well-planned hold-up. *"Its realism is not the reality of life, but of the kind of movies that give shape to the disordered lives of the people who watch movies." - Vincent Canby, **The New York Times*** *"...has a good claim to be the first film of the French New Wave." - Roger Ebert, **The Chicago Sun-Times***
Item Description:Title from title frames.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access:Access limited to authorized users.
Participant or Performer:André Garret, Claude Cerval, Colette Fleury, Daniel Cauchy, Gérard Buhr, Guy Decomble, Isabelle Corey, René Havard, Roger Duchesne, Simone Paris
Language:In English
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 1956.