The Mob

The Mob

86 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 27, 1975

Seasoned drug smuggler and thief François “Chico” Tremblay is tired of his modest lifestyle. Given the opportunity to earn $50,000 killing a prominent New York City gangster, he leaps at the opportunity, ignoring the warnings of Montreal’s leading mob boss, who has forbidden local criminals from taking the assignment. Upon his return, Chico discovers he is being pursued from all sides, prompting an unlikely response: he calls a local talk radio show and starts revealing the mafia’s most carefully guarded secrets. As his revelations get more shocking, so do the tactics of his adversaries, culminating in a devastating gut punch of a finale.

The Mob

86 mins | Drama, Crime | Feb. 27, 1975

The Mob
Seasoned drug smuggler and thief François “Chico” Tremblay is tired of his modest lifestyle. Given the opportunity to earn $50,000 killing a prominent New York City gangster, he leaps at the opportunity, ignoring the warnings of Montreal’s leading mob boss, who has forbidden local criminals from taking the assignment. Upon his return, Chico discovers he is being pursued from all sides, prompting an unlikely response: he calls a local talk radio show and starts revealing the mafia’s most carefully guarded secrets. As his revelations get more shocking, so do the tactics of his adversaries, culminating in a devastating gut punch of a finale.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title La gammick
Directors Jacques Godbout
Writers Pierre Turgeon

Cast

Marc Legault

as François Chico Tremblay

Gilbert Chénier

as Raoul

Pierre Gobeil

as Gaby

Julien Poulin

as Angelo

Gilles Renaud

as Policier

Denis Drouin

as Jean-Louis

Luc Durand

as le directeur

Rita Lafontaine

as Épouse du directeur

Jean-Pierre Saulnier

as Policier

Pat Gagnon

as Le bouncer

Madeleine Arsenault

as Une danseuse

Belgazou

as Ginette

Rachel Cailhier

as La secrétaire de Raoul

Jean-Denis Leduc

as Le commis de la bijouterie

Jacques Godbout

as Radio Auditor (voice)