Synopsis
Le doulos (1962) follows an ex-convict who, after leaving prison, reconnects with associates to carry out a new heist while navigating unresolved tensions from his past. As the job unravels and police pressure intensifies, suspicion falls on a close associate believed to be an informant, deepening mistrust and shifting loyalties within the group. This French crime film blends noir stylization, procedural detail, and moral ambiguity in an examination of loyalty, deception, and the instability of criminal codes.
Selected disc options for Le doulos
| Extras | Kino BD-A 4K/US 2024 | Kino BD-A/US 2019 | Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2017 | Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 2008 | BFI DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2004 |
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| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan | has extra | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Ginette Vincendeau | has extra | has extra | |||
| Introduction by Ginette Vincendeau | has extra | ||||
| Birth of the Detective Story Melville Style | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| In the Mood for Melville | has extra | ||||
| Melville: The Demon Within Him - Interview with Assistant Director Volker Schlöndorff | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview Excerpt with Actor Serge Reggiani | has extra | ||||
| Interview Excerpt with Director Jean-Pierre Melville and Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo | has extra | ||||
| Interview Excerpt with Director Jean-Pierre Melville and Actor Serge Reggiani | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Assistant Director Volker Schlöndorff | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Publicist Bertrand Tavernier | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Director Jean-Pierre Melville | has extra | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| “24 heures de la vie d’un clown” | has extra |
Notes
- Kino’s Blu-ray also includes trailers for: Touchez pas au grisbi (1954), Razzia sur la chnouf (1955), Bob le flambeur (1956), Léon Morin, Priest (1961) and Alphaville (1965).
- Studio Canal’s Blu-ray is included in the “Melville: The Essential Collection” box set with Bob le flambeur (1956), Léon Morin, prêtre (1961), L’armée des ombres (1969) and Le cercle rouge (1970) and Un flic (1972); and includes a 60-page booklet. The “In the Mood for Melville” extra is also available on Kino’s Blu-ray of Un flic (1972). The “24 heures de la vie d’un clown” short is also available on Criterion’s Blu-ray of Le Silence de la Mer (1949) and Kino’s Blu-ray of Léon Morin, Priest (1961).
- Criterion’s DVD includes a fold-out insert with writing by Glenn Kenny.
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