History Film / LaScoumoune

* TheTeaser: The film starts with a scene in which Roberto waits for a mob killer who's disguised as a priest to come out of a church and kills him in a lightning fast QuickDraw. Then Migli shows up nearby and starts to play his barrel organ. Roberto gets closer to him, [[OneEyedShot the camera focuses on Roberto's eye]] and the opening credits start.

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* DisposingOfABody: Roberto throws Villanova's body down a mine ventilation shaft after killing him, then states that hiding a body can earn one 20 years minimum in prison.

''La Scoumoune'' (English language title ''The Pariah'') is a 1972 French-Italian gangster film directed and written by José Giovanni, [[SelfAdaptation based on his own novel]] ''L'Excommunié''. It is a remake of the 1961 film ''Un nommé La Rocca'' and stars Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo (who played the same role in the 1961 film), Creator/ClaudiaCardinale and Michel Constantin. François de Roubaix composed the soundtrack, which notably includes a barrel organ {{leitmotif}}.

* OrganGrinder: Migli aka "The Mexican", the mustachioed accomplice of Roberto who's sometimes seen [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage playing the film's theme]] on his portable barrel organ. He was played by Mexican actor Enrique Lucero.

In 1934, mobster Roberto Borgo (Belmondo), also known as "La Scoumoune", comes to the port city of Marseille, Southern France, to help his friend Xavier Saratov (Constantin), who was framed by the local crime bosses. Roberto is caught up in clashes between different gangs and as a result serves a long sentence in prison for killing several enemy gang members. Once in prison, he begins to prepare his escape.

''La Scoumoune'' (English language title ''The Pariah'') is a 1972 French-Italian gangster film directed and written by José Giovanni, [[SelfAdaptation based on his own novel]] ''L'Excommunié''. It stars Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/ClaudiaCardinale and Michel Constantin. François de Roubaix composed the soundtrack, which notably includes a barrel organ {{leitmotif}}.

* DisposingOfABody: Roberto throws Villanova's body down a mine ventilation shaft after killing him, then states that hiding a body can earn somebody 20 years minimum in prison.

* DisposingOfABody: Roberto throws Villanova's body down a mine ventilation shaft after killing him, then states that doing that can earn somebody 20 years minimum in prison.

* DisposingOfABody: Roberto throws Villanova's body down a mine shaft after killing him, then states that doing that can earn somebody 20 years minimum in prison.

''La Scoumoune'' is a 1972 French-Italian gangster film directed and written by José Giovanni, [[SelfAdaptation based on his own novel]] ''L'Excommunié''. It stars Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/ClaudiaCardinale and Michel Constantin. François de Roubaix composed the soundtrack, which notably includes a barrel organ {{leitmotif}}.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Pretty much every gangster in the film has a revolver.

* DontLookBack: In prison, Xavier tells his sister Georgia to not lose her time trying to get him out via his lawyer and connections and to not come back to see him.

* RedBaron: Roberto's nickname is "La Scoumoune", because he brings bad luck to his enemies since he's a master at QuickDraw ("scoumoune" was an old French slang word for "bad luck").

''La Scoumoune'' is a 1972 French-Italian gangster film directed and written by José Giovanni, [[SelfAdaptation based on his own novel]] ''L'Excommunié''. It stars Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo, Creator/ClaudiaCardinale and Michel Constantin. François de Roubaix composed the soundtrack, which notably includes a barrel organ {{leitmotif}} that's also reprised [[ElectronicMusic electronically]].

* TitleSequence: The opening credits consist in Migli walking towards the viewer playing his barrel organ with the film's {{leitmotif}} with the OneEyedShot on Roberto's eye in the background.

* OrganGrinder: Migli, the mustachioed accomplice of Roberto who's sometimes seen [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage playing the film's theme]] on his portable barrel organ. He was played by Mexican actor Enrique Lucero.