A down-on-his-luck former gangster spends his days gambling in casinos With his glory days behind him Bob has convinced himself that his time as a master criminal is over That is until an old acquaintance resurfaces with a plan to rob one of the countrys largest casinos Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (LE SAMOURAI LE CERCLE ROUGE) & exhibiting all his usual flare BOB LE FLAMEUR was later remade by Neil Jordan as THE GOOD THIEF