La Part des lions
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| Directed by | Jean Larriaga |
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| Story by | Jean Larriaga |
| Produced by | Sergio Gobbi[2] |
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| Cinematography | Roland Dantigny[1] |
| Edited by | Gabriel Rongier[1] |
| Music by | Georges Garvarentz[1] |
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Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
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La Part des lions (lit. 'The Lions' Share') is a 1971 crime film written and directed by Jean Larriaga and starring Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin and Elsa Martinelli.[3][4][page needed]
It was a French and Italian co-production between Paris Cannes Production and DC 7.
Plot
[edit]Maurice Ménard and Éric Chambon are two childhood friends. Ménard is a petty thief who is involved with a ruthless gang of bank robbers, while Chambon is a writer who will follow his long time friend until the loss of both of them.
Cast
[edit]- Robert Hossein as Maurice Ménard
- Charles Aznavour as Éric Chambon
- Michel Constantin as Inspector Michel Grazzi
- Raymond Pellegrin as Marcati
- Elsa Martinelli as Annie
- Albert Minski as Jacques
- Michel Peyrelon as David
- René-Jean Chauffard as Bank Director
- Louis Arbessier as Cornille
- Robert Berri as Le patron du bistrot
- Marcel Pérès as Un clochard
- Coline Serreau
Production
[edit]La Part des lions was directed by Jean Larriaga. His career was a director was short-lived and prior to his directorial debut with La Part des lions, he co-wrote Claude Mulot's The Blood Rose (1970) and has been an editor and assistant director at Gaumont.[1] Sergio Gobbi said that Larriaga was persistent on developing La Part des lions saying that Larriaga had "followed me everywhere with his script. And to have some peace, I said yes."[1] The film was originally known as L'Amicide, a word formed by combining "ami" (lit. 'friend') and homicide. The film began shooting on May 10, 1971.[5]
La Part des lions was an international co-production between France and Italy through the Paris-based Paris Cannes Production and the Rome-based DC 7.[1]
Release
[edit]La Part des Lions was released in France on September 8, 1971.[1] It had 768,707 spectators in France and reached 52nd place in the annual box office.[6]
It was released in Italy on December 9, 1973 as L'ultima rapina a Parigi.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 105.
- ↑ Bifi.fr.
- ↑ Aa. Vv. Variety's Film Reviews: 1971-1974. Bowker Llc, 1983. ISBN 0835227936.
- ↑ Philippe Durant (6 November 2014). Gabin, Ventura, Delon... Les légendes du Polar. Sonatine, 2014. ISBN 978-2355843242.
- ↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 106.
- ↑ Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 107.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto; Lafond, Frank (2026). French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-8681-3. LCCN 2025048366.
- "La Part des lions (1971) Jean Larriaga". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved July 9, 2026.
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