In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.

Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche

Vénus

La Douceur

Malichot

La Taupe

Gaston de Ferrussac

Le sergent recruteur

Isabelle de Ferrussac

Le colonel

Le maréchal

Le moine Capucine

Le marquis de Griffe

L'aubergiste

Un gendarme

Pierette la duègne

Un complice de Cartouche

Louison

Un bandit

Perroquet (voice)
Decent enough French swashbuckler adventure movie and while I liked the performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo, his character came off as a jack-ass, especially at the end, as he pursues the king's wife despite having a gorgeous wife, named Venus no less. I don't know, his actions left a sour taste. On the plus side, Claudia Cardinale was wonderful (and looking at her IMDb still steadily working) and the fight sequences for the most part were entertaining. **3.0/5**
March 7, 1962

Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche

Vénus

La Douceur

Malichot

La Taupe

Gaston de Ferrussac

Le sergent recruteur

Isabelle de Ferrussac

Le colonel

Le maréchal

Le moine Capucine

Le marquis de Griffe

L'aubergiste

Un gendarme

Pierette la duègne

Un complice de Cartouche

Louison

Un bandit

Perroquet (voice)
Decent enough French swashbuckler adventure movie and while I liked the performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo, his character came off as a jack-ass, especially at the end, as he pursues the king's wife despite having a gorgeous wife, named Venus no less. I don't know, his actions left a sour taste. On the plus side, Claudia Cardinale was wonderful (and looking at her IMDb still steadily working) and the fight sequences for the most part were entertaining. **3.0/5**

