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04/09/1974 Crime, Thriller, Action 1h 31m
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They live the sweet life but they play a game of sudden death!

Overview

An important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire the services of a hitman to kill him.

  1. Robert Parrish

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Caine

    John Deray / John Davos

  2. Anthony Quinn

    Steve Ventura

  3. James Mason

    Jacques Brizard

  4. Maurice Ronet

    Inspector Briac

  5. Alexandra Stewart

    Rita

  6. Maureen Kerwin

    Lucienne

  7. Catherine Rouvel

    Brizard's Mistress

  8. Marcel Bozzuffi

    Calmet

  9. Patrick Floersheim

    Kovakian

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-27
Unfortunately, none of Messrs. Caine, Quinn and Mason are on very good form here. Nor do they have much of a script to work with in this rather clunky crime drama. It is Quinn ("Ventura") an official at the US Justice Department, who has been trying for years to thwart the activities of drugs baron "Brizard" (Mason) but the man proves somewhat teflon! As a last resort, he hires an unknown assassin to finally stop his nemesis. It turns out though, that the man he has inadvertently hired in none other than his old pal "Deray" (Caine). Set amongst some gorgeous Parisian and Alpine scenery, we now...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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