Le soleil des voyous francis lai biography
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Lai, Francis 1932–
PERSONAL
Full name, Francis Albert Lai; born April 26, 1932, in Nice, France; son of market gardeners; married Dagmar Puetz, 1968; children: two sons, one daughter. Avocational Interests: Electric trains, drawing cartoon strips, football, tennis, skiing.
Addresses:Office— 23 Rue Franklin, 75016 Paris, France. Agent— Milander, Schleussner, Kaufman Agency, 4146 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 401, North Hollywood, CA 91602.
Career: Composer. Performer as an orchestra musician, beginning 1950; accompanist for other performers, including Claude Goaty, 1955, Edith Piaf, 1960–63, and Mireille Mathieu, 1965. Composer for radio broadcasts.
Awards, Honors: Gold record certification, Recording Industry Association of America, Triumph Award, and Best Original Song award, all 1966, for the album A Man and a Woman; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score, 1967, for Un homme et une femme; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score, 1968, nomination for Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1969, and Broadcast Music Award, 1974, all for Vivre pour vivre; Best Music Score award, 1969, for Le passager de la pluie; Grammy Award nominations, best instrumental and best
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Action Man (film)
1967 film by Jean Delannoy
For the 2011 Indian film, see Bejawada (film).
Action Man (French: Le Soleil des voyous, lit. "The Sun of Thieves"; Italian: Il più grande colpo del secolo, lit. "Heist of the Century") is a 1967 French–Italian crimethriller film directed by Jean Delannoy.[1][2]
The movie screened at the Venice Film Festival.[3]
Plot
[edit]Denis Ferrand (Jean Gabin), a retired gangster in his sixties, whiles away his days with his wife Marie-Jeanne on a peaceful countryside estate. He is the owner of the quiet Domino bar, managed by Betty (Margaret Lee), and an inn named La Chaumière.
Ferrand's attention is caught by the Crédit Industriel du Nord bank office across the street from his bar. He keeps a watchful eye on all the comings and goings at the bank, learning the date when a security convoy is due to arrive with the pay for nuclear power plant workers in nearby Farville. Out of boredom and longing for his life of crime, Ferrand works out a plan for a robbery. While he is fine-tuning his idea, he receives an unexpected visit from Jim Beckley (Robert Stack). An old friend of Ferrand's from Saigon, Beckley is seeking refuge from a smuggling gang. Ferrand decides to kill two birds with one stone: pr
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