---
title: 'Le deuxième souffle (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 144
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/le-deuxieme-souffle-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060305/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Le deuxième souffle (1966)

1966 · 144 min · Crime · France

Original title: Le Deuxième Souffle

## Synopsis

Le deuxième souffle is a 1966 French crime-thriller film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, and Christine Fabréga. It is based on the novel Le deuxième souffle by José Giovanni.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Pierre Melville](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-melville), [José Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-giovanni)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernard Gérard](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-gerard)
- **Producer:** [Charles Lumbroso](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lumbroso)
- **Director of Photography:** [Marcel Combes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-combes)
- **Editor:** [Monique Bonnot](https://cinepixo.com/people/monique-bonnot), [Michèle Boehm](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-boehm)

## Cast

- [Denis Manuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-manuel)
- [Paul Meurisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-meurisse)
- [Raymond Loyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-loyer)
- [Jacques Léonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-leonard)
- [Marcel Bozzuffi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-bozzuffi)
- [Jean-Claude Bercq](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-bercq)
- [Marcel Bernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-bernier)
- [Pierre Grasset](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-grasset)
- [Louis Bugette](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-bugette)
- [Albert Michel](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-michel)
- [Pierre Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-zimmer)
- [Michel Constantin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-constantin)
- [Christine Fabréga](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-fabrega)
- [Paul Frankeur](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-frankeur)
- [Roger Fradet](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-fradet)

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