The Gang

The Gang (1977)

Le Gang

In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as "the front-wheel drive gang". The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?

Date of release
1977-01-19
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (22)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Crime
Director
Jacques Deray

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Gang des Tractions Avant

Le Gang is a 1977 crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier and Raymond Bussières.

Production

Following the box office returns of Flic Story, director Jacques Deray put his project of adapting Boileau-Narcejac novel Opération Primevère on hold to do a sixth film with actor Alain Delon. Deray opted to again adapt a book by Roger Borniche.

Le Gang was a French and Italian international co-production between the Paris-based Adel Productions and the Rome-based Mondial Te.Fi. It was a predominantly French production with 70% of the 13 million francs budget being from Adel.

The film began filming its 13-week shoot on May 24, 1976.

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