Synopsis
Razzia sur la chnouf (1955) follows a seasoned operator in postwar Paris who, recruited by the head of a major narcotics ring to overhaul a faltering drug distribution network, uses his cover managing a back-street bar to penetrate every echelon of the underworld. As he methodically dismantles weak links and faces intensifying police scrutiny, tensions between criminal discipline and law enforcement escalate toward a reckoning that questions loyalty and deception. This French crime drama blends gritty underworld realism and noir-tinged tension in a stark exploration of organized vice and infiltration.
Selected disc options for Razzia sur la chnouf
| Extras | Kino BD-A/US 2019 | Radiance BD-B/UK 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Nick Pinkerton | has extra | has extra |
| A Violent, Implacable, Hitherto Unknown Underworld - Video Essay by Frank Krutnik | has extra | |
| Archival Interview with Director Henri Decoin on Actor Jean Gabin | has extra | |
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra |
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Notes
- Kino’s Blu-ray includes trailers for Port of Shadows (1938), Touchez pas au grisbi (1954), Maigret Sets a Trap (1958), Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959) and The Sicilian Clan (1969).
- Radiance’s Blu-ray is included in the “World Noir Vol. 4” box set with Back to the Wall (1958) and Paris Pick-Up (1962). It includes an 80-page booklet with writing by Jake Cole, Farran Nehme and Imogen Sara Smith.
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