Characters & Themes
The Gang (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 100 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jacques Deray
- Starring
- Alain Delon, Robert Klein, Roland Bertin, Laura Betti, Dominique Davray, François Lalande
Set in 1945 as World War II ends, five petty thieves band together and launch a series of daring robberies that earn them the nickname “the front‑wheel‑drive gang.” Their growing notoriety draws an aggressive police pursuit, yet the criminals continue unchecked—until their fortunes inevitably run out.
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