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Ballad for a Hoodlum ()

Ballade pour un voyou (original title)
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Vincent Vivant agrees spy Stephan's proposal:He has to cross a boarder with a suitcase containing a very special thing.And of course he must not open this piece of luggage for it might explode and make mincemeat of him.

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Vincent Vivant
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Martha Schwartz (as Hildegarde Neff)
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L'inspecteur Fabien Mathieu
Michel Vitold ...
Stéphane Donnacil
Daniel Emilfork ...
Molok
Etienne Bierry ...
Max Benoît
Marc Duchamp ...
Philippe La Roche
Jacques Bertrand ...
Martial
Nancy Holloway ...
La modèle noire
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Le chef de la P.J.
Robert Bousquet ...
Robi
André Weber ...
L'homme des surplus
Gisèle Grimm ...
La coiffeuse pour hommes
Simone Rieutor
Yves Arcanel ...
Un inspecteur
Bruno Balp
Léo Baron
Jean Blancheur ...
Sébastien
Gilbert Denoyan
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Le radiologue
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Un inspecteur
Jean-Louis Le Goff
Michel de Ré ...
Paulo Verini
Tristan Sarn
Gilbert Servien
Philippe Auber

Directed by

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Claude-Jean Bonnardot ... (as Jean-Claude Bonnardot)

Written by

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Claude-Jean Bonnardot ... (story) &
Jacqueline Sundstrom ... (story) &
Alexandre Tabor ... (story)
 
Claude-Jean Bonnardot ... (screenplay) &
Jacqueline Sundstrom ... (screenplay) &
Alexandre Tabor ... (screenplay)
 
Marcel Moussy ... (dialogue)

Produced by

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Claude-Jean Bonnardot ... producer
Jean Thuillier ... producer

Music by

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Samson François

Cinematography by

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Jean Badal

Editing by

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Ginette Boudet

Editorial Department

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Claire Giniewski ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Jacques D'Ovidio

Production Management

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Maurice Urbain ... production manager

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Philippe Fourastié ... second assistant director
Pierre Grunstein ... first assistant director

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Jacques Dugied ... assistant production designer

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Jacques Bonpunt ... sound mixer
André Hervée ... sound

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Jean-Louis Castelli ... still photographer
Jean-Marie Maillols ... camera operator (as Jean-Marie Maillos)
Étienne Szabo ... first assistant camera

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Annie Rozier ... script supervisor

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  • Rank (1963) (France) (theatrical)
  • Kurt Zobel (1964) (West Germany) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary

Vincent Vivant agrees spy Stephan's proposal: to cross a border with a suitcase containing a very special thing. And of course he must not open this piece of luggage for it might explode and make mincemeat of him. He needs money to leave for a foreign country with his lover Martha. His partner Molok is in charge of doing away with him when the job is done. But Vincent discovers this and kills him. Now the young man is pursued by the police and Stephan's sidekicks. Written by dbdumonteil

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Also Known As
  • None But the Lonely Spy (United States)
  • Ballad for a Hoodlum (United States)
  • O Homem da Mala Preta (Portugal)
  • Der dunkelgrüne Koffer (West Germany)
  • Segretissimo spionaggio (Italy)
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  • 90 min
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