La Scoumoune

La Scoumoune ("Bad luck") is a 1972 French film directed by José Giovanni, starring Jean Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Michel Constantin. It is an adaptation of Giovanni's novel L'Excommunié.

La Scoumoune is a remake of a 1961 French movie, A Man Named Rocca, directed by Jean Becker, also based on Giovanni's novel and starring Belmondo in the same part.

Plot
In the mid-1930s mobster Roberto La Rocca (Jean-Paul Belmondo) comes to Marseille to help his friend who was framed by the local crime bosses. Roberto is caught up in clashes between different gangs and as a result serves a long sentence in prison for the murder of several enemy gang members. Once in prison he begins to prepare his escape.

Cast

 * Jean-Paul Belmondo : Roberto Borgo
 * Claudia Cardinale : Georgia Saratov
 * Michel Constantin : Xavier Saratov
 * Enrique Lucero : Migli
 * Alain Mottet : Ficelle
 * Michel Peyrelon : Handsome Charlot
 * Philippe Brizard : Fanfan
 * Aldo Bufi Landi : Villanova
 * Jacques Debary : Carl
 * Gérard Depardieu : Burglar
 * Marc Eyraud : Bonnaventure
 * Andréa Ferréol : The angry prostitute
 * Henri Vilbert : Graville
 * Jacques Rispal: Monsieur Dubois
 * Nicolas Vogel : Grégoire
 * Jean-Claude Michel : The lawyer
 * Dominique Zardi : The convict
 * Pierre Collet : The prison director
 * Luciano Catenacci