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Max and the Junkmen

Max and the Junkmen

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Overview

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

Directed by Claude Sautet
Written by Claude Néron, Claude Sautet, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Produced by Raymond Danon, Roland Girard, Jean Bolvary
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Top Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Max, inspector

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Julia Anna 'Lily' Ackermann

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Abel Maresco

François Périer

François Périer

Commissioner Rosinsky

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Commissioner

Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

Lui Serafino aka 'P'tit Lu'

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

Losfeld

Michel Creton

Michel Creton

Robert Saidani

Betty Beckers

Betty Beckers

Maria

Henri-Jacques Huet

Henri-Jacques Huet

Cyriaque Arnaïs aka 'Dromadaire'

Themes & Keywords

bank robber

About Max and the Junkmen

Max and the Junkmen is a crime, romance film released in 1971 exploring themes of bank robber. Directed by Claude Sautet, it stars Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Bernard Fresson. A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

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