Le Gang () is a 1977 crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier and Raymond Bussières.
Plot In the post-war France, the Gang of the Tractions Avant headlines by his burglars never causing loss of life.
Cast Alain Delon as Robert "Le dingue" () Xavier Depraz as Jo Roland Bertin as Raymond Adalberto Maria Merli as Manu Maurice Barrier as Lucien dit 'Le Mammouth' Raymond Bussières as Cornélius Giampiero Albertini as Léon Laura Betti as Felicia Nicole Calfan as Marinette Angès Château as Raymond's girlfriend Dominique Davray as a prostitute Catherine Lachens as Janine Robert Dalban as ratcatcher André Falcon as the jeweler Henri Attal as Cornélius' customer
Production Following the box office returns of Flic Story, director Jacques Deray put his project of adapting Boileau-Narcejac novel Opération Primevère on hold to do a sixth film with actor Alain Delon. Deray opted to again adapt a book by Roger Borniche.
Le Gang was a French and Italian international co-production between the Paris-based Adel Productions and the Rome-based Mondial Te.Fi. It was a predominantly French production with 70% of the 13 million francs budget being from Adel.
The film began filming its 13-week shoot on May 24, 1976.
Release Le Gang was released in France on January 19, 1977. Roberto Curti and Frank Lafond, the authors of French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films said that Le Gang had "disappointing business in France after a deceptive start.", noting it led the French box office in the opening week before dropping after. It had 1,190,000 spectators making it Delon's second-highest viewed film of his four in 1977.
It was released in Italy as Le gang del parigino on February 10, 1977.
See also List of French films of 1977
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