(aka 'Simon the Swiss" or "The Crook ')
directed by
Claude Lelouch
France / Italy 1970
Claude Lelouch and Jean-Louis Trintignant, director and star of the international smash A Man and a Woman, reteam for a deft, witty crime caper filled with thrilling chases, escapes and intrigue. "Absorbing, exciting and attractive" (LA Herald-Examiner), The Crook "takes the gangster film for a ride" (Variety)! Trintignant is Simon, a master criminal and prison escapee with two points of business on his mind: to reclaim the $1,000,000 in loot he hid away before his capture and to give police the slip by pretending to fly to Canada. After grabbing the money and indulging in a passion-filled visit with his remarried ex-wife, Simon sits aboard a jet headed for the US with his partner in crime (Charles Gerard), smugly contemplating their escape. But a twist of fate may find the pair in the company of the police one more time!
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Theatrical Release: April, 1970
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DVD Review: MGM - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | MGM World Films - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 2:00:16 | |
| Video | 1.62:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.62 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | French (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, Japanese, None | |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • trailer
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Ohhh MGM - they couldn't even anamorphisize the image. Isn't this 2005?
I guess it wasn't cost efficient to spend the extra dough, on a process
that should be standard by now.
Regardless it look very good -
nice colors, relative sharpness. A single layered DVD with no extras,
but a good price tag at under $10 US.
Contrast is very good for this cheapo
disc. We recommend as an easy buy option.
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