La Scoumoune

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| name = La Scoumoune

| image = La Scoumoune.jpg

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| director = José Giovanni

| producer = Raymond Danon

| screenplay = José Giovanni

| starring = Jean Paul Belmondo
Claudia Cardinale

| music = François de Roubaix

| cinematography = Andréas Winding

| editing = Françoise Javet

| distributor = Fox-Lira

| released = {{Film date|1972}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmografia/?a=202|title=Claudia Cardinale |publisher=Mymovies.it|accessdate=December 1, 2010}}

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

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