Symphony for a Massacre
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| Symphonie pour un massacre | |
| Directed by | Jacques Deray |
| Written by | Alain Reynaud-Fourton José Giovanni Claude Sautet Jacques Deray |
| Based on | Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton |
| Produced by | Julien Derode |
| Starring | Michel Auclair Claude Dauphin José Giovanni Michèle Mercier Daniela Rocca Jean Rochefort Charles Vanel |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir |
| Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique PECF Dear Film Produzione Ultra Film |
| Distributed by | Radiance Films (UK, 2024) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Symphony for a Massacre (French: Symphonie pour un massacre), also known as The Corrupt and The Mystifier in English, is a 1963 crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni, Michèle Mercier, Daniela Rocca, Jean Rochefort, Charles Vanel. A French and Italian co-production, it is based on the novel Les Mystifies by Alain Reynaud-Fourton, which was also adapted without credit in India as Johnny Gaddaar. In the film, a criminal plots to betray his partners in a narcotics deal.