You want French gangsters in Tractions? See any film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Here’s a list:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578483/
Bob le Flambeur is superb!
We’ve all seen “Diva,” right? Now see “Rififi,” directed by Jules Dassin. Another is “Paris Holiday,” a comedy with Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg (!) and the S.S. Ile de France.
Anonymous