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title: 'Symphony for a Massacre (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Deray'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/symphony-for-a-massacre-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057549/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Symphony for a Massacre (1963)

1963 · 115 min · Crime · France, Italy

Original title: Symphonie pour un massacre

## Synopsis

Symphony for a 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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [José Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-giovanni), [Jacques Deray](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-deray), [Claude Sautet](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-sautet)
- **Director:** [Jacques Deray](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-deray)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Magne](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-magne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claude Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-renoir)

## Cast

- [Jean Degrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-degrave)
- [Michèle Mercier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-mercier)
- [Jean Rochefort](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rochefort)
- [José Giovanni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-giovanni)
- [Charles Vanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-vanel)
- [Michel Auclair](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-auclair)
- [Claude Dauphin](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-dauphin)
- [Daniela Rocca](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-rocca)

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