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Pasha (Le Pacha)
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Pasha (original title Le Pacha) is a 1968 French crime movie directed by Georges Lautner and starring Jean Gabin as Police commissioner Louis Joss, nicknamed "Pasha" among his colleagues.
The following weapons were used in the film Pasha (Le Pacha):
Colt Detective Special
A Colt Detective Special is a weapon of choice of Marcel Lurat aka Quinquin (André Pousse), the chief of a crime gang.
Mle 1892 Revolver
Mle 1892 Revolvers are carried by Émile the Genoese's henchmen during the train robbery.
MAB Model D
A MAB Model D is a service weapon of Commissioner Louis Joss (Jean Gabin).
Walther PPK
A Walther PPK is a personal weapon of Inspector Gouvion (Robert Dalban).
Manufrance Le Francais
Nathalie Villars (Dany Carrel) carries a pocket pistol that appears to be a nickel plated Manufrance Le Francais Pocket.
M1911A1-st Jean Gabin
One of France's most celebrated actors, Jean Gabin was the tragic romantic hero of such pre-World War II dramas as "Marie Chapdelaine" (1934), "Pépé le Moko" (1937) and "Grand Illusion" (1937), and later, an aging, worldly presence in such post-war hits as "Touchez pas au grisbi" (Don't Touch the Loot") (1954) and "The Sicilian Clan" (1969). Early in his career, Gabin earned fame on the stage with an imitation of Maurice Chevalier, which in retrospect, seemed an almost foregone conclusion, as both men embodied opposing sides of the French male persona as seen through the filter of motion pictures: Chevalier the charming bon vivant, and Gabin the brooding, lustful and reckless anti-hero.
Both performers continued to personify those archetypes in their later years, but Gabin brought profound emotional depth to his lions in winter. The sins of the past were never far from his characters, which were often forced to violently confront their histories as they returned to bedevil their present lives. A treasured figure in the history of French cinema, Jean Gabin set the bar for leading men in his native country and elsewhere for generations.
Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé on May 17, 1904 in Paris, France, Jean Gabin was raised by his parents, both cabaret entertainers, in the village of Mériel, in Val d'Oise. He entered the family business as a teenager, playing bit roles in the Folies Bergères before serving in the military. After his discharge, his stage career blossomed, with turns in reviews and operettas, where he won favor with an impression of crooner Maurice Chevalier. After adopting "Gabin" as his stage surname, he began performing at the Moulin-Rouge in 1928.
His film debut also came that year with a small role in the silent sketch comedy feature "Ohe! Les Valises" (1928). By 1930, he had worked his way up to supporting turns in talking pictures like "Chacun sa Chance," but waited a full four years before earning his star-making turn as a rough-hewn
Anyone who knows me well knows that Serge Gainsbourg is my absolute hero. I love his music but it’s not just that for me – I also love his writing, his films, his acting, his photographs; everything. As his music is often written about but his career as an actor and director is largely overlooked I have decided to concentrate (for now) primarily on his films.
First up is Georges Lautner’s film Le pacha (1968) in which Serge appeared briefly in person playing himself and also appeared more extensively on the soundtrack; if you want to hear Requiem pour un con on a loop, get yourself a copy of this film – it’s worth it just to hear this repetitive music which was so fabulously ahead of its time.
As a bit of background, in 1966 Serge Gainsbourg made an appearance in Jean-Paul Le Chanois’ Le jardinier d’Argenteuil alongside Jean Gabin, who was starring and co-producing. “As far as Gabin was concerned, the booze ups we were able to have together was unbelievable! He warmed to me immediately. During filming we laughed ourselves silly… As he was co-producer on the film, he asked me to do the music. He invited me to his place, near Bois in Neuilly. “Let’s go up to my daughter’s room,” he said to me, “there’s a piano.” I play him a few snatches and he says to me: “Well, sonny, I find that absolutely charming!”
I’ve not got or seen Le jardinier d’Argenteuil yet but I have got Le pacha which they collaborated on again one year later. “I made an appearance in Le pacha, as Gainsbourg, in a recording studio; I sing Requiem[…] whilst Gabin passes in front of me and we exchange a long look of total incomprehension.” Yes, that about sums it up!
There is a slight problem with Le pacha if you’re English though; it doesn’t seem to be available with subtitles. Now, although I just translated the texts above, my French is not brilliant – I get by and I try my best – and I do experience problems when trying to understand people
Jean gabin maigret Jean-Alexis Moncorgé started his career Pasha (film)
1968 French film
Pasha (French: Le Pacha) is a 1968 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner that stars Jean Gabin and Dany Carrel and is based on the novel Pouce! by Jean Laborde. It tells the story of a senior Paris policeman pursuing a ruthless killer.
Filming began on 14 November 1967 and ended in December the same year, with release on 14 March 1968.
Plot
Six months off retirement from the Paris police, Commissioner Joss is faced with a troubling case. His lifelong friend, Inspector Gouvion, was the only survivor when a valuable consignment of gems was lifted by a violent criminal known as Quinquin, who killed not only the rest of the escorts but the three men in his gang as well. Then Gouvion is shot dead in his apartment: it could be accident or suicide, but Joss is sure it must be murder. Despite huge efforts, he can't find Quinquin but he does find the body of one of his murdered colleagues. This was Léon, whose attractive sister Nathalie works in a night club.
She admits to having known Gouvion, in fact to be being kept by him, and it was to fund his passion for her that he co-operated with Quinquin. That ended with his death, and Joss is determined to avenge his foolish old friend. So is Nathalie, who has lost both brother and lover, but when she goes with a gun to Quinquin's hideout, he shoots her too. For Joss, the wraps are now off and he is going to get Quinquin dead rather than alive. Putting heavy pressure on his sources, he learns that Quinquin is going to rob a mail train and take the proceeds to a deserted sugar refinery. Waiting there, he personally finishes off Quinquin and in a gun battle his men kill the rest of the gang.
Cast
Reception
Censorship issues
The French Board of censorship was outraged by the violence of certain scenes in the film as well as by one particular Gainsbourg’s song in the soundtrack, with its vulgar and cynical lyrics (literally ’Requiem fo
Jean Gabin
One of France's most celebrated actors, Jean Gabin was the tragic romantic hero of such pre-World War II dramas as "Marie Chapdelaine" (1934), "Pépé le Moko" (1937) and "Grand Illusion" (1937), and later, an aging, worldly presence in such post-war hits as "Touchez pas au grisbi" (Don't Touch the Loot") (1954) and "The Sicilian Clan" (1969). Early in his career, Gabin earned fame on the stage with an imitation of Maurice Chevalier, which in retrospect, seemed an almost foregone conclusion, as both men embodied opposing sides of the French male persona as seen through the filter of motion pictures: Chevalier the charming bon vivant, and Gabin the brooding, lustful and reckless anti-hero.
Both performers continued to personify those archetypes in their later years, but Gabin brought profound emotional depth to his lions in winter. The sins of the past were never far from his characters, which were often forced to violently confront their histories as they returned to bedevil their present lives. A treasured figure in the history of French cinema, Jean Gabin set the bar for leading men in his native country and elsewhere for generations.
Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé on May 17, 1904 in Paris, France, Jean Gabin was raised by his parents, both cabaret entertainers, in the village of Mériel, in Val d'Oise. He entered the family business as a teenager, playing bit roles in the Folies Bergères before serving in the military. After his discharge, his stage career blossomed, with turns in reviews and operettas, where he won favor with an impression of crooner Maurice Chevalier. After adopting "Gabin" as his stage surname, he began performing at the Moulin-Rouge in 1928.
His film debut also came that year with a small role in the silent sketch comedy feature "Ohe! Les Valises" (1928). By 1930, he had worked his way up to supporting turns in talking pictures like "Chacun sa Chance," but waited a full four years before earning his star-making turn as a rough-hewn Anyone who knows me well knows that Serge Gainsbourg is my absolute hero. I love his music but it’s not just that for me – I also love his writing, his films, his acting, his photographs; everything. As his music is often written about but his career as an actor and director is largely overlooked I have decided to concentrate (for now) primarily on his films. First up is Georges Lautner’s film Le pacha (1968) in which Serge appeared briefly in person playing himself and also appeared more extensively on the soundtrack; if you want to hear Requiem pour un con on a loop, get yourself a copy of this film – it’s worth it just to hear this repetitive music which was so fabulously ahead of its time. As a bit of background, in 1966 Serge Gainsbourg made an appearance in Jean-Paul Le Chanois’ Le jardinier d’Argenteuil alongside Jean Gabin, who was starring and co-producing. “As far as Gabin was concerned, the booze ups we were able to have together was unbelievable! He warmed to me immediately. During filming we laughed ourselves silly… As he was co-producer on the film, he asked me to do the music. He invited me to his place, near Bois in Neuilly. “Let’s go up to my daughter’s room,” he said to me, “there’s a piano.” I play him a few snatches and he says to me: “Well, sonny, I find that absolutely charming!” I’ve not got or seen Le jardinier d’Argenteuil yet but I have got Le pacha which they collaborated on again one year later. “I made an appearance in Le pacha, as Gainsbourg, in a recording studio; I sing Requiem[…] whilst Gabin passes in front of me and we exchange a long look of total incomprehension.” Yes, that about sums it up! There is a slight problem with Le pacha if you’re English though; it doesn’t seem to be available with subtitles. Now, although I just translated the texts above, my French is not brilliant – I get by and I try my best – and I do experience problems when trying to understand people 1968 French film Pasha (French: Le Pacha) is a 1968 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner that stars Jean Gabin and Dany Carrel and is based on the novel Pouce! by Jean Laborde. It tells the story of a senior Paris policeman pursuing a ruthless killer. Filming began on 14 November 1967 and ended in December the same year, with release on 14 March 1968. Six months off retirement from the Paris police, Commissioner Joss is faced with a troubling case. His lifelong friend, Inspector Gouvion, was the only survivor when a valuable consignment of gems was lifted by a violent criminal known as Quinquin, who killed not only the rest of the escorts but the three men in his gang as well. Then Gouvion is shot dead in his apartment: it could be accident or suicide, but Joss is sure it must be murder. Despite huge efforts, he can't find Quinquin but he does find the body of one of his murdered colleagues. This was Léon, whose attractive sister Nathalie works in a night club. She admits to having known Gouvion, in fact to be being kept by him, and it was to fund his passion for her that he co-operated with Quinquin. That ended with his death, and Joss is determined to avenge his foolish old friend. So is Nathalie, who has lost both brother and lover, but when she goes with a gun to Quinquin's hideout, he shoots her too. For Joss, the wraps are now off and he is going to get Quinquin dead rather than alive. Putting heavy pressure on his sources, he learns that Quinquin is going to rob a mail train and take the proceeds to a deserted sugar refinery. Waiting there, he personally finishes off Quinquin and in a gun battle his men kill the rest of the gang. The French Board of censorship was outraged by the violence of certain scenes in the film as well as by one particular Gainsbourg’s song in the soundtrack, with its vulgar and cynical lyrics (literally ’Requiem fo
Pasha (film)
Plot
Cast
Reception
Censorship issues