Action ·Drama ·Crime · France · 1958 · 1h 45m

The Mask of the Gorilla

Le Gorille vous salue bien

The Mask of the Gorilla poster
Director
Bernard Borderie
Cast
Lino Ventura as Géo Paquet, Le Gorille Charles Vanel as Colonel Berthomieu Pierre Dux as Veslot Bella Darvi as Isolène René Lefèvre as Commissioner Blavet Robert Manuel as Casa
Crew
Louis Page — Director of Photography Jacqueline Brachet — Editor Bernard Borderie — Writer Antoine-Louis Dominique — Writer Jacques Robert — Writer Antoine-Louis Dominique — Novel
Synopsis

Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must infiltrate a dangerous gang working for a foreign embassy as their leader, a spy enjoying diplomatic immunity, can't be arrested by regular police.

Mood & Themes
escaped convict
Key Collaborators
Bernard Borderie Director Louis Page Director of Photography Jacqueline Brachet Editor Bernard Borderie Writer Antoine-Louis Dominique Writer Jacques Robert Writer Antoine-Louis Dominique Novel Raoul Ploquin Producer
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