How long is Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)?

Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen) is 1 hr 47 min long.

Who is Max in Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)?

Michel Piccoli plays Max in the film.

What is Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen) about?

Max (Michel Piccoli), chief police officer of the highway unit, has a very personal concept of justice: catching criminals red-handed. When a sting operation he’s planned goes south, Max has a chance encounter with an old army buddy, Abel (Bernard Fresson), who has fallen into pillaging the Nanterre zone of Paris with a group of ferrailleurs [junkmen]. Frustrated and obsessed by his inability to catch the professional criminals at his doorstep, Max hatches a plan to bring down Abel’s amateur group. By starting a strange relationship with Lily (Romy Schneider), a prostitute with whom Abel lives, Max, passes himself off as a successful banker, and weaves a web of intrigue that he hopes will snare Abel and the ferrailleurs. *Note: In French with English subtitles.

Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)

Name: Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)
Genre: Art House/Foreign,Drama
Released: 1971-02-17
Duration: 107
Rating: 73

NR 1 hr 47 min

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How long is Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)?: Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen) is 1 hr 47 min long.

Who directed Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)?: Claude Sautet

Who is Max in Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen)?: Michel Piccoli plays Max in the film.

What is Max et Les Ferrailleurs (Max and the Junkmen) about?: Max (Michel Piccoli), chief police officer of the highway unit, has a very personal concept of justice: catching criminals red-handed. When a sting operation he’s planned goes south, Max has a chance encounter with an old army buddy, Abel (Bernard Fresson), who has fallen into pillaging the Nanterre zone of Paris with a group of ferrailleurs [junkmen]. Frustrated and obsessed by his inability to catch the professional criminals at his doorstep, Max hatches a plan to bring down Abel’s amateur group. By starting a strange relationship with Lily (Romy Schneider), a prostitute with whom Abel lives, Max, passes himself off as a successful banker, and weaves a web of intrigue that he hopes will snare Abel and the ferrailleurs.
*Note: In French with English subtitles.