Two Men in Manhattan (1959)

Interesting facts

Two Men in Manhattan is a 1959 French film noir written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Melville and Pierre Grasset as two French journalists in New York City who are searching for a missing United Nations diplomat. Although Melville occasionally played bit parts in the films of other directors, Two Men in Manhattan was his only starring role, and the only time he acted in one of his own films, other than providing the off-screen narration for Bob le flambeur (1956).

Production

The film was made for 65 million French francs, which, though quite a small sum, was a significant increase over the budget of Melville's previous film, Bob le flambeur (1956). Filming took place between November 1958 and April 1959. After the exterior shots were filmed in New York, the interiors were filmed at the Boulogne-Billancourt Studios in Paris from February to April, with several French actors playing American characters.

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