La Scoumoune

La Scoumoune ("Bad luck") is a 1972 French film directed by José Giovanni, starring Jean Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Michel Constantin. It is an adaptation of Giovanni's novel L'Excommunié.

La Scoumoune
Directed by	José Giovanni
Screenplay by	José Giovanni
Produced by	Raymond Danon
Starring	Jean Paul Belmondo Claudia Cardinale
Cinematography	Andréas Winding
Edited by	Françoise Javet
Music by	François de Roubaix
Distributed by	Fox-Lira
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	1,966,700 admissions (France)

La Scoumoune is a remake of a 1961 French movie, A Man Named Rocca, directed by Jean Becker, also based on Giovanni's novel and starring Belmondo in the same part.

Plot

In the mid-1930s mobster Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) comes to Marseille to help his friend who was framed by the local crime bosses. Roberto is caught up in clashes between different gangs and as a result serves a long sentence in prison for the murder of several enemy gang members. Once in prison he begins to prepare his escape.

Cast

• Jean-Paul Belmondo : Roberto Borgo
• Claudia Cardinale : Georgia Saratov
• Michel Constantin : Xavier Saratov
• Enrique Lucero : Migli
• Alain Mottet : Ficelle
• Michel Peyrelon : Handsome Charlot
• Philippe Brizard : Fanfan
• Aldo Bufi Landi : Villanova
• Jacques Debary : Carl
• Gérard Depardieu : Burglar
• Marc Eyraud : Bonnaventure
• Andréa Ferréol : The angry prostitute
• Henri Vilbert : Graville
• Jacques Rispal: Monsieur Dubois
• Nicolas Vogel : Grégoire
• Jean-Claude Michel : The lawyer
• Dominique Zardi : The convict
• Pierre Collet : The prison director
• Luciano Catenacci

External links

• La Scoumoune at IMDb 
• Bad Luck at Le Film Guide