Time of the Wolves

Time of the Wolves (1970)

Le Temps des loups

Patterning himself after the American gangster John Dillinger, the criminal (Robert Hossein) is tracked by the inspector (Charles Aznavour), a former childhood friend. Plenty of gunplay and psychology is used to trap the killer. His only tender moments are spent with his girlfriend Stella (Virna Lisi). Dillinger is cornered by the police and kills several innocent victims in a crowd during the shootout. The mob decides to take things into their own hands as they approach the doomed man with a noose when he runs out of bullets.

Date of release
1970-01-21
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Sergio Gobbi

Casting

Interesting facts

Le Temps des loups is a 1970 crime directed by Sergio Gobbi. The film stars Robert Hossein as Robert and Charles Aznavour as Kramer. Initially childhood friends, Robert grows to be a criminal known as Dillinger and Kramer grows up to be a police officer. As Robert and his gang perform a series of heists in Paris, Kramer is tasked with capturing him. Dillinger leaves Paris to the French Riviera with Kramer tracking him down.

Production

Le Temps des loups was suggested by actor Robert Hossein as a film that exploits the life of gangster John Dillinger to director Sergio Gobbi. Gobbi was initially skeptical, saying that a period film would be too costly, which Hossein replied that he head a three-film deal with Raymond Danon so that financing the film would not be a problem.

Initially, Hossein's ex-wife Marina Vlady were to be cast together, with Vlady's role eventually going to Virna Lisi. Gobbi re-wrote and expanded her role initially written as a gas station attendant, but expanded into a gambling addict and socialite. Lisi only had two weeks onset in July.

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