Razzia

Razzia (Razzia sur la Chnouf, 1955) is a French crime noir you can watch online on iFILM, headlined by the great Jean Gabin. He plays Henri, the Man from Nantes, freshly back from the United States where he worked for the drug boss Liski. His new job: figure out why the Paris narcotics operation has gone soft.

Henri works through the chain methodically, from street pushers to the smoky backroom labs that cut the product. Cool and self-assured, he soon holds every link of the network in his hand. A young, dangerous Lino Ventura prowls alongside him in one of his earliest roles. But the police shadow Henri's every move, and the final turn flips everything you thought you understood about the man.

Director Henri Decoin delivered one of the templates for the early French polar — moody, unhurried, carried by Gabin's heavyweight screen presence. It's a treat for fans of classic crime cinema and anyone curious where the genre's roots run. Stream Razzia (1955) online on iFILM.