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The Gypsy (film)
2026-11-15 05:22:24 · Cedar Herald Index
The Gypsy (, ) is a 1975 French-Italian crime-drama film written and directed by José Giovanni. It is based on Giovanni's novel Histoire de fou.
It recorded admissions of 1,788,111 in France.

Plot
Hugo Sennart, a French Roma, is wanted by the police for theft. Gypsy has a couple of scores to settle and one more little thing to do before he fades into the shadows.

Cast
Alain Delon as Hugo Sennart, aka Le Gitan
Annie Girardot as Ninie
Paul Meurisse as Yan Kuq
Marcel Bozzuffi as Blot
Bernard Giraudeau as Mareuil
Renato Salvatori as Jo Amila
Maurice Barrier as Jacques Helman
Maurice Biraud as Pierrot le Naïf
Michel Fortin as Marcel
Jacques Rispal as The Veterinary
Florence Giorgetti as Ninie's servant
Nicolas Vogel as Jeannot
References
External links
1975 films
Films about Romani people
Films about bank robbery
Films based on works by José Giovanni
Films based on French novels
Films directed by José Giovanni
Films produced by Alain Delon
Films with screenplays by José Giovanni
French crime drama films
Films scored by Claude Bolling
1970s French-language films
1970s French films
Italian crime drama films
1970s Italian films
1975 crime drama films
