Le Gang / B2 / montage style / Japan

30.06.16

Japanese B2 poster (montage style) for Le Gang (1977)Japanese B2 poster (montage style) for Le Gang (1977), image 2Japanese B2 poster (montage style) for Le Gang (1977), image 3Japanese B2 poster (montage style) for Le Gang (1977), image 4Japanese B2 poster (montage style) for Le Gang (1977), image 5
Title
Le Gang
AKA
The Gang (USA - video title)
Year of Film
1977
Director
Jacques Deray
Starring
Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier, Raymond Bussières, Giampiero Albertini, Laura Betti, Nicole Calfan
Origin of Film
Italy | France
Genre(s) of Film
Crime | Drama
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
Montage style
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1977
Designer
Unknown
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 7/8"
SS or DS
SS

This is one of two Japanese B2 posters (that I’m aware of) for the release of the 1977 crime drama Le Gang (opens in a new tab). The film was an Italian-French co-production and was directed by Jacques Deray (opens in a new tab), a Frenchman who helmed a number of crime thrillers during his career. French superstar Alain Delon (opens in a new tab), who collaborated with Deray on a number of similar films, plays the leader of the titular gang of criminals. The story is set in France during the 1940s and the plot, apparently based on true events, is described thusly on IMDb (opens in a new tab):

In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as “the front-wheel drive gang”. The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?

The other style B2 (opens in a new tab) can be seen on emovieposter.com.

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