Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954), directed by Jacques Becker, is one of the greatest gangster films ever made. Kinji Fukasaku and Martin Scorsese have both cited it as one of the pinnacles of the gangster genre. If you want to get into classic French crime cinema, this is essential viewing.Jean Gabin stars as Max, an aging gangster trying to hold onto a quiet life after one last big score. He’s calm and cool in a world full of young, up‑and‑coming cutthroats looking to take him out.In a sense, it’s