Le doulos

When he gets out of prison, Maurice asks his friend Silien to help him plan a break-in. But Silien is an informer and he tips off the police. Maurice, interrupted by the police is injured during the break-in. Furious, he decides to seek revenge...

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville (France/Italy, 1962, black and white)
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo (Silien), Serge Reggiani (Maurice Faugel), Jean Desailly (superintendant Clain), René Lefèvre (Gilbert Varnove), Fabienne Dali (Fabienne), Michel Piccoli (Nuttheccio)
Genre: thriller