Borsalino is a 1970 gangster

Gangster

A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....

 film directed by Jacques Deray

Jacques Deray

Jacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.-Biography:...

 and starring Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot...

, Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...

 and Catherine Rouvel

Catherine Rouvel

Catherine Rouvel is an acclaimed French actress. Her career spans from 1959 in television to 2004....

. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival

20th Berlin International Film Festival

The 20th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1970. However, the competition was cancelled and no prizes were awarded, over controversy surrounding Michael Verhoeven's film o.k.-Jury:* George Stevens...

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In 2009 Empire Magazine named it #19 in a poll of the 20 Greatest Gangster Movies You've Never Seen* (*Probably)

Plot

In 1930 Marseille two small-time crooks join forces when they meet brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and fights, they end up doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change. The first half of the film resembles more or less a comedy, while in the second one firearms are used. In the end Capella is killed and before his death pronounces the phrase: "La chance n'existe pas !" ("Luck does not exist!") The film's story continues in the 1974 sequel Borsalino & Co.

Cast

• Jean-Paul Belmondo
  Jean-Paul Belmondo
  Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
  
   - François Capella
• Alain Delon
  Alain Delon
  Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon is a French actor. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared to French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot...
  
   - Roch Siffredi
• Catherine Rouvel
  Catherine Rouvel
  Catherine Rouvel is an acclaimed French actress. Her career spans from 1959 in television to 2004....
  
   - Lola
• Françoise Christophe - Simone Escarguel
• Corinne Marchand - Mme Rinaldi
• Laura Adani
  Laura Adani
  Laura Adani was an Italian actress. She appeared in 13 films between 1933 and 1980.She was born in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Mocalieri, Piedmont.-External links:...
  
   - Mme Siffredi, la mère de Roch
• Nicole Calfan - Ginette
• Hélène Rémy - Lydia
• Odette Piquet - La chanteuse
• Mario David - Mario
• Lionel Vitrant - Fernand
• Dennis Berry
  Dennis Berry (director)
  Dennis Berry is an American film director, actor and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:* La Collectionneuse * Promise at Dawn * Borsalino * The Big Delirium * Highlander: The Raven...
  
   - Nono
• Jean Aron - Martial Roger, le comptable
• André Bollet - Poli
• Pierre Koulak - Spada

Title

The movie's title comes from the name of the hat company that made the men's hats that appear in the film. The Borsalino Company made fedora style hats from the late 19th century to the 20th century: the golden age was in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, when sales went through the roof. Now the company is involved with making clothes and helmets for men.