Any Number Can Win
7.3
“Don't tell the ending...nobody'll ever believe you!”
Charles, fresh out of jail, rejects his wife's plan for a quiet life of bourgeois respectability. He enlists a former cell mate, Francis, to assist him in pulling off one final score, a carefully planned assault on the vault of a Cannes casino.
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Cast
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Jean Gabin
Charles
Known for
Grand Illusion
The Sicilian Clan
Alain Delon
Francis Verlot
Known for
Le Samouraï
Le Cercle Rouge
Claude Cerval
Police Commissioner
Known for
Bob le Flambeur
The Milky Way
Viviane Romance
Ginette, Charles's Wife
Known for
Panique
La Belle Équipe
Henri Virlogeux
Mario
Known for
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
The Sucker
Jean Carmet
Bartender
Known for
The Cabbage Soup
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
José Luis de Vilallonga
Mr. Grimp
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Cléo from 5 to 7
Rita Cadillac
Liliane
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Jimmy Davis
Sam
Also in
Un américain
Dominique Davray
Léone, Mario's Wife
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
The Tattoo
Dora Doll
Countess Doublianoff
Known for
Torment
Main Street
Germaine Montero
Mrs. Verlot
Known for
El Sur
Henri Verneuil Director · Albert Simonin Writer Zekial Marko Author
United States release October 10, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, French
Production
Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale (CCM)
Production
Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
Production
Cité Films
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mélodie en sous-sol
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · March 19, 1963
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1963
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Belgium
May 24, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
Czechia
June 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
November 13, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
October 25, 1963 · Theatrical
France
June 3, 2020 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 25, 2025 · TV · Paris Première
October 26, 2026 · TV · France 3
Germany
August 2, 1963 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 22, 1963 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
May 12, 2005 · Premiere · Le French May Film Festival of Hong Kong
Italy
August 11, 1963 · Theatrical
July 2, 1970 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
April 8, 1963 · Premiere · France Film Festival
August 17, 1963 · Theatrical
October 15, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
January 28, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 7, 1963 · Theatrical
Serbia
June 26, 1965 · Premiere · Belgrade
South Africa
January 30, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Johannesburg
Spain
September 27, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
October 6, 1963 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
September 9, 1963 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 5, 1973 · Theatrical
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