Released Date:
1977-12-07
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
123 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (969 Reviews)
Director:
Georges LautnerJean Laborde (novel)
Michel Audiard (dialogue)
In the middle of the night, deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Marèchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano kept proofs of Dubaye's involvement in corrupt dealings and was poised to use them against the deputy. Xavier readily agrees to cover up for his old pal Philippe, but he soon runs into difficulties. Nobody believes Dubaye's alibi. And everybody -- influential personalities, powerful businessmen, dubious go-betweens and the police -- wants to get hold of the documents that served to blackmail Dubaye; by all possible means...
Released Date:
1979-03-28
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
107 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (1250 Reviews)
Director:
Georges LautnerMichel Grisolia (novel)
Jean Herman (adaptation)
Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Released Date:
1981-10-21
Languages:
French
Countries:
France
Runtime:
108 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (8442 Reviews)
Director:
Georges LautnerPatrick Alexander (novel)
Jacques Audiard
Michel Audiard
Georges Lautner
French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to one of the African countries to kill their president Njala. However, at the last moment the political situation changes and the French secret service turns him in to the African authorities, and he is sentenced to a long-term imprisonment. After the daring escape he returns to France and deliberately informs his former chiefs of his presence promising them to kill Njala who has just arrived to the country with the official visit.
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