Chnouf

Henri (Jean Gabin, Touchez pas au grisbi) is brought in following a successful stint in the US to head up operations by gang boss Lisky. Tasked with increasing sales and reforming the drugs distribution network he unpicks every aspect of the business, but pushers don’t want to change and the cops are on his tail. From the creator of Rififi, Auguste Le Breton, and brought to the screen by Henri Decoin (Not Guilty), the influence of American noir is given a French translation as we see the then nascent drugs trade depicted in remarkable detail. Out of the inky shadows scenery chewing support is given by a rich cast of wonderful character actors including Lino Ventura (Illustrious Corpses), Albert Rémy (The Train) and Magali Noël (Rififi).

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 2K restoration by Gaumont
  
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Audio commentary by Nick Pinkerton (2019)
• Henri Decoin on Jean Gabin (1960, 4 mins)
• A Violent, Implacable, Hitherto Unknown Underworld - new visual essay on Chnouf and drugs in film noir by Frank Krutnik (2025, 27 mins)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation

Year: 1955 
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: B
RAD119BD
EAN: 5060974682362
Release date: 14/09/2026