François Marcantoni ( Alzi , May 28, 1920 - Paris , August 17, 2010) was a Corsican gangster , resistance fighter , bank robber and writer

Marcantoni took part in a sabotage operation in Toulon in 1942 during World War II , refusing to cooperate with the Vichy France regime .

In the 1950s he was involved in a series of bank robberies. During that period he also met the future film star Alain Delon .

Marcantoni was suspected in 1968 of the murder of Stevan Markovic, a bodyguard of Alain Delon. One of the incriminating elements against him was a letter from Markovic to his brother Aleksandar, in which he wrote: "If I am murdered, it will 100% certainly be the fault of Alain Delon and his godfather François Marcantoni." Marcantoni remained imprisoned for 11 months, but was released in December 1969 due to lack of evidence.

The Corsican mobster François Marcantoni (right) with actor Jean-Paul Belmondo (left)