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Bookmark this pageDeux Hommes dans Manhattan (1958)
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
If Bob le Flambeur was Melville's love letter to Paris, Deux Hommes is his billet-doux to New York. The chief pleasure from this fast, laconic movie is in the appearance of Melville himself, playing one of two journalists who are sent to Manhattan to trace the French UN delegate, only to discover that he died in his mistress' arms, thus creating possible scandal. The New York scenes were shot on the run, and mainly consist of Melville racing from a cab and into the entrances of famous buildings, which are then matched with suspiciously Parisian-looking interiors. A well-sustained, cheeky joke, full of life and a love for all things American, indispensable for an overview of the man. CPea.Author: CPea
Cast & crew
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer: Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast: Pierre Grasset, Jean-Pierre Melville, Christiane Eudès, Ginger Hall, Monique Hennessy, Jean Darcante, Jerry Mengo full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 84 mins
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