To Be a Crook
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To Be a Crook

5.8 / 10 1965 1h 33mNR French
CrimeDrama

Storyline

Four young people, tired of working life, decide that they can earn money from crime than they can from work. The film follows their training at the first "crime school", as well as their work.

Cast & Crew

Janine Magnan

Janine Magnan

Martine

Lead
Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Jean-Pierre

Jacques Portet

Jacques Portet

Jacques

Amidou

Amidou

Amidou

Pierre Barouh

Pierre Barouh

Pierre

Betty Beckers

Betty Beckers

la prostituée

Yane Barry

Yane Barry

la tenancière du bistrot

PB

Pierre Bourdon

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Lelouch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. To Be a Crook is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker