
Symphony for a Massacre(1963)
A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.


In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.

Patrick Dewaere
Franck Poupart

Myriam Boyer
Jeanne

Marie Trintignant
Mona

Bernard Blier
Staplin

Jeanne Herviale
La tante

Andreas Katsulas
Andreas Tikides
Charlie Farnel
Marcel, l'inspecteur
Samuel Mek
Le boxeur
Jack Jourdain
L'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan)
Fernand Coquet
Le Hell's Angel
Serie Noire is a drama, crime film released in 1979 exploring themes of salesman, french noir. Directed by Alain Corneau, it stars Patrick Dewaere, Myriam Boyer, Marie Trintignant. In the shadowy outskirts of Paris, a desperate door-to-door salesman crosses paths with a mysterious young woman trapped in a grim world. As his obsession deepens, his grip on reality begins to slip—and the line between escape and destruction starts to blur.
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