Max et les ferrailleurs

{{Infobox film

| name = Max et les ferrailleurs

| image = Max et les ferrailleurs cover.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Claude Sautet

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

Claude Sautet
Claude Néron
Jean-Loup Dabadie

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| based_on = {{based on|Max et les ferrailleurs|Claude Néron}}

| producer = Raymond Danon

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| music = Philippe Sarde

| cinematography = René Mathelin

| editing = Jacqueline Thiédot

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Lira Films
Sonocam S.A.
Fida Cinematografica

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| distributor = {{Plainlist|

{{abbr|CFDC|Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique}} (France)
Fida Cinematografica (Italy)

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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1971|2|17|France|1971|3|12|Italy}}

| runtime = 112 minutes

| country = {{Plainlist|

France
Italy

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| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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Max et les ferrailleurs ({{langx|en|Max and the Junkmen|italic=yes}}) is a 1971 crime drama film directed by Claude Sautet, based on the novel of the same name by Claude Néron. The film stars Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider, with François Périer and Georges Wilson in supporting roles.

Plot

Born into a wealthy family of French vintners, Max is a loner who devoted himself entirely to his obsession: the arrest of criminals.{{cite web |last=Scott |first=A. O. |author-link=A. O. Scott |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/movies/claude-sautets-max-et-les-ferrailleurs.html |title=Claude Sautet's 'Max et les Ferrailleurs' |work=The New York Times |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=6 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814083848/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/10/movies/claude-sautets-max-et-les-ferrailleurs.html |archive-date=14 August 2012}} A former judge he is a police inspector and he sees a new band of burglars escape. This failure is still fresh in his mind when he meets Abel who has become a scrap thief and plunders construction sites with a small band of hoodlums around Nanterre. Max plans to encourage them to commit something big and catch them on the spot. Posing as a client, he meets Lily,{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/film/french-crime-master-claude-sautets-1971-film-max-and-the-junkmen-finally-arrives-in-la-2612609|title=French Crime Master Claude Sautet's 1971 Film Max and the Junkmen Finally Arrives in L.A.|first=Scott|last=Foundas|date=10 January 2013|work=LA Weekly|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005005051/http://www.laweekly.com/film/french-crime-master-claude-sautets-1971-film-max-and-the-junkmen-finally-arrives-in-la-2612609|archive-date=5 October 2015}} a young German-born prostitute who is the companion of Abel.{{cite web|url=http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque/film-schedule/2013/02/max-and-the-junkmen|title=Max And The Junkmen|publisher=Cleveland Institute of Art|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311072808/http://cia.edu/cinematheque/film-schedule/2013/02/max-and-the-junkmen|archive-date=11 March 2013}} He pretends to be the director of a small bank branch which receives significant amounts of money at regular intervals. He ensures the support of his police commissioner. Max fails however to reveal his role as instigator. Gradually, some feeling arises between Max and Lily. But Max keeps a reserved attitude and merely influences the scrap through her. Finally, guessing the band ready for action, he communicates an ideal date to commit robbery. On the scheduled day, the police await them and they are arrested. Later in the police station, Rosinsky (the top cop in the bank's district) reveals to Max that he wants all collaborators brought to justice, including Lily. Distraught, Max tries to save her and ends up threatening Rosinsky. In an argument, Max pulls out his gun and kills him.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/01/10/max-and-the-junkmen-a-police-procedural-that-moves-at-paris-pace/|title=Max and the Junkmen Review|author=|date=|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=6 April 2017}}