Max and the Junkmen

Well-born Paris police detective Max (Michel Piccoli) was looking to boost his declining professional reputation, and he found his means while surveilling a gang of petty scrap thieves. Posing as a buyer, he sets them up to pull a major heist--and get stung for it--but will he rue getting too involved with the ringleader’s gorgeous hooker girlfriend (Romy Schneider)? Claude Sautet’s compelling crime thriller co-stars Georges Wilson, Bernard Fresson, François Périer. 112 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.