Symphony for a Massacre
7.2
A band of gangsters devise a plan to steal a game contested between two drug gangs of drug traffickers: the five fraudsters will face bigger problems than them.
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Cast
13 people
Michel Auclair
Clavet
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
Funny Face
Claude Dauphin
Valoti
Known for
Barbarella
Le Plaisir
Charles Vanel
Paoli
Known for
The Wages of Fear
To Catch a Thief
Jean Rochefort
Jabeke
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Michèle Mercier
Madeleine Clavet
Known for
Angelique
Black Sabbath
José Giovanni
Moreau
Also in
The Repentant
Daniela Rocca
Hélène Valoti
Known for
Divorce Italian Style
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Marcello Pagliero
Cerutti (uncredited)
Known for
Rome, Open City
Claude Cerval
(uncredited)
Known for
Any Number Can Win
Bob le Flambeur
Jean Degrave
Games room employee (uncredited)
Known for
Judex
Maurice Garrel
(uncredited)
Known for
A Heart in Winter
Kings & Queen
Billy Kearns
American customer (uncredited)
Known for
Purple Noon
The Trial
Jacques Deray Director · Claude Sautet Writer José Giovanni Writer
United States release May 27, 1965 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Dear Film
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Production
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Production
Dear Film
Production
Ultra Film
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Symphonie pour un massacre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · April 23, 1963
Theatrical · West Germany
France · August 2, 1963
Theatrical
United States · May 27, 1965
Theatrical
Colombia
July 3, 1968 · Theatrical
France
August 24, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
August 24, 2026 · TV · Arte
Italy
December 1, 1963 · Theatrical
Japan
February 4, 1967 · Theatrical
Spain
November 30, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
May 17, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 25, 1967 · Theatrical
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