La Part des lions
1971 film
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La Part des lions (lit. 'The Lions' Share') is a 1971 crime film written and directed by Jean Larriaga and starring Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin and Elsa Martinelli.[3][4][page needed]
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| Directed by | Jean Larriaga |
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| Story by | Jean Larriaga |
| Produced by | Sergio Gobbi[2] |
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| Cinematography | Roland Dantigny[1] |
| Edited by | Gabriel Rongier[1] |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz[1] |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
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It was a French and Italian co-production between Paris Cannes Production and DC 7.
Plot
Maurice Ménard and Éric Chambon are two childhood friends. Ménard is a petty thief who is involved with a ruthless gang of bank robbers, while Chambon is a writer who will follow his long time friend until the loss of both of them.
Cast
- Robert Hossein as Maurice Ménard
- Charles Aznavour as Éric Chambon
- Michel Constantin as Inspector Michel Grazzi
- Raymond Pellegrin as Marcati
- Elsa Martinelli as Annie
- Albert Minski as Jacques
- Michel Peyrelon as David
- René-Jean Chauffard as Bank Director
- Louis Arbessier as Cornille
- Robert Berri as Le patron du bistrot
- Marcel Pérès as Un clochard
- Coline Serreau
Production
La Part des lions was directed by Jean Larriaga. His career was a director was short-lived and prior to his directorial debut with La Part des lions, he co-wrote Claude Mulot's The Blood Rose (1970) and has been an editor and assistant director at Gaumont.[1] Sergio Gobbi said that Larriaga was persistent on developing La Part des lions saying that Larriaga had "followed me everywhere with his script. And to have some peace, I said yes."[1] The film was originally known as L'Amicide, a word formed by combining "ami" (lit. 'friend') and homicide. The film began shooting on May 10, 1971.[5]
La Part des lions was an international co-production between France and Italy through the Paris-based Paris Cannes Production and the Rome-based DC 7.[1]
