Summary
Romain Dupree arrives to Montreal from France only to be informed that his son is dead. However, the deceased is not his son, but an individual who was using his passport. Dupree begins a frantic search for his son, who happens to be wanted by the local mob.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 204 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 8 countries
Released
1979
March 14, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
France
Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more41 people
- Lino VenturaRomain Dupre
- Angie DickinsonKaren
- Chris WigginsMacKenzie
- Laurent MaletJulian Dupre
- Hollis McLarenNancy
- R.H. ThomsonBorke
- Lisa PelikanAnne
- Donald PleasenceAlbert Rumpelmayer
- OGOlivier GuespinJulian (12 years)
- PHPeter HicksLentini
Sonny ForbesThe fighter
Vlasta VranaClub manager- RMRichard MaguireBarman
Pierre CurziMotocycliste- CMCatherine MarielleGirl in forum
- PPPatrick PeuvionStevens
- ABAllan BruceSergeant P.P.
John BoylanConstable
John WildmanJunkie
Walter MasseyDay clerk hotel- SBSydney BanksFirst restaurant customer
- DGDick GrantPinball boss
- ÉCÉdouard CarpentierDoorman at club
- MSMaruska StankovaMotel maid
Directing · 2
- Claude Pinoteau Director, Writer
- Mireille Goulet First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jean-Claude Carrière Writer
- Charles E. Israel Dialogue
Production · 9
- Joseph Beaubien Executive Producer
- Alexandre Mnouchkine Producer
- Denis Héroux Producer
- Georges Dancigers Producer
- Arden R. Ryshpan Casting
- George Mihalka Production Assistant
Camera · 4
- Jean Boffety Director of Photography
- Andy Chmura Camera Operator
- Alex Smith Camera Operator
- Pierre Boffety Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
Sound · 5
- Claude Bolling Original Music Composer
- Alex Pront Sound Editor
- Claude Villand Sound mixer
- Harald Maury Sound Editor
- Richard Lightstone Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Earl G. Preston Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Blanche Boileau Costume Design
- Joan Isaacson Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Jérôme Tiberghien Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Eric Vasberg Stunts
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