A retired thief falls for a singer and rediscovers his worst habit: being bad at love AND crime.
Toussaint has stopped his burglaries and lives in Toulon with his wife Assunta who runs a bar called L'île de Beauté. One day, a singer named Gina arrives in the neighboring bar and Toussaint falls in love with her. For her, he decides to leave his wife but wants to leave her some money. So, he starts to rob again.
Acting
Henri Vilbert's bumbling charm carries the whole mess.
Production
Toulon port atmosphere feels authentically lived-in.
Director
Jacques Séverac
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1956 play by Marcel Achard, which ran in Paris with different casting.
Bella Darvi was Darryl Zanuck's protégée and this French-language role was her attempt to escape Hollywood typecasting.
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