---
title: 'Bob le flambeur (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bob-le-flambeur-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047892/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bob le flambeur (1956)

1956 · 98 min · Drama, Crime · France, Italy


## Synopsis

Bob le flambeur is a 1956 French heist gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Roger Duchesne as Bob. It is often considered both a film noir and a precursor to the French New Wave, the latter because of its use of handheld camera and a single jump cut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville), [Auguste Le Breton](https://cinepixo.com/people/auguste-le-breton)
- **Producer:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville), [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eddie Barclay](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-barclay)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)

## Cast

- [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville)
- [Howard Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-vernon)
- [Roger Duchesne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-duchesne)
- [Roland Charbaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-charbaux)
- [Simone Paris](https://cinepixo.com/people/simone-paris)
- [Max Dejean](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-dejean)
- [Jean-Marie Robain](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-robain)
- [Gérard Buhr](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-buhr)
- [Claude Cerval](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-cerval)
- [François Gir](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-gir)
- [Daniel Cauchy](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-cauchy)
- [René Havard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-havard)
- [Isabelle Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-corey)
- [Louis Saintève](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-sainteve)
- [Guy Decomble](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-decomble)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bob-le-flambeur-1956
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