What is The Smugglers?
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "The Smugglers" (1968). Constraints: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1968
- Release date
- Dec 11, 1968
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.1/10
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Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "The Smugglers" (1968).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, etc.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text ONLY (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Source [1]: Title: The Smugglers (1968). Release date: 12/11/1968 (FR). Genre: Crime and Comedy. Runtime: 1h 16m. Synopsis: Two young women leave claustrophobic city life behind and move to a small border town. There they meet a border guard, involved in smuggling to and from the country. Both women fall for him, resulting in jealousy.
Source [2]: French title: Les Contrebandières. Director: Luc Moullet (French). This was his second feature film.
Source [3]: Cast/Crew synopsis: A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.
Source [4]: Irrelevant (about "The Shakiest Gun in the West").
Title: The Smugglers (Les Contrebandières).
Year: 1968.
Director: Luc Moullet.
Director's status: Second
Should you watch it?
“Two women trade city life for a border town, only to be entangled in a smuggling operation.”
- It is the second feature film directed by Luc Moullet.
- The plot explores the tension of a romantic rivalry between two women.
- The film blends elements of crime and comedy within a border setting.
- The film has a short runtime of one hour and sixteen minutes.
Watch it if you are interested in exploring the early feature filmography of French director Luc Moullet.
The film maintains a tone of crime and comedy with a runtime of seventy-six minutes.
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Is the film worth watching?
The film is worth watching for those interested in the filmography of Luc Moullet and the intersection of crime and comedy in 1960s French cinema.
How long is the movie?
The Smugglers has a runtime of one hour and sixteen minutes.
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The Smugglers is a feature film rather than a television series, so it does not consist of episodes.
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