Summary
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 67
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −14 min on the typical 106
typical 10692Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1971
September 8, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
31 people
Jean-Pierre MockyStef Tassel
Marion GamePaula Cavalier
Paul MüllerPresident Ernest Cavalier
André Le GallCouncilor Lucien Grimm
René-Jean ChauffardCommissioner Gaber
Francis TerzianBiker Martial- JRJean-Marie RichierPoirier, biker
Robert BerriGuardian's friend
Dominique ZardiPaula's attacker
Marcel PérèsPierson
Michel BertayMazeran- RCRoger CorbeauHébrard
Michel DelahayePrison director
Rudy LenoirSupermarket guard
Roger LumontPharmacist- AVAgostino VascoPaula's attacker
- TAThérèse AsparMadame Pierson
- ECEmmanuelle ClovePaula's attacker
- FHFrançoise HekkingTramp at the station
- PBPierre BenedettiCavalier man
- PDPierre DurouDriver of the van
- MWMario WalterCaptain of the gendarmerie
- JLJacques LévyMaître Baudouin
Luc AndrieuxUn gendarme
Directing · 1
- Jean-Pierre Mocky Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- Claude Veillot Writer
- Raphaël Delpard Writer
Production · 2
- Jacques Dorfmann Line Producer
- Frédéric Dorfmann Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Marcel Weiss Director of Photography
- Roger Forster Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Marie-Louise Barberot Editor
Sound · 2
- Léo Ferré Original Music Composer
- Séverin Frankiel Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Louis Dor Makeup Artist
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