Code Name: Melville

1h 16min

Documentary

Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.

Production Companies

CNC

Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté

Nocturnes Productions

Région Provence Côte d'Azur

StudioCanal

INA

Cast

François Chalais

François Chalais

Self (archive footage)
Jacques Chancel

Jacques Chancel

Self (archive footage) (voice)
Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Self (archive footage)
Jean-Pierre Melville

Jean-Pierre Melville

Self (archive footage)
Paul Meurisse

Paul Meurisse

Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Self (archive footage)

Release date

27th Mar 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

广州话 / 廣州話, 日本語, Français