Synopsis
Ho (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a racecar driver who is sponsored by a colorful gangster. When his friend is involved in an accident that leads to his death, Ho leaves the world of auto racing behind. He joins the mob and becomes a getaway driver for thugs who pull off bank robberies. When the mob boss dies, Ho muscles in and tries to take over the gang. Kidnapping a journalist to cover the story firsthand, he has an affair with a famous model. The police are soon on the trail of the aspiring crime boss as a shootout leaves the beautiful model dead. Ho sees the end of his criminal dreams coming to an end as the authorities and newspaper photographers converge to chronicle his capture.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (36)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Filmsonor Marceau
- Foreign production company : Mega Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Newen Connect a TF1 Group Company
- French distribution : Cocinor
Full credits (17)
- Assistant directors : Bernard Queysanne, Serge Witta
- Adaptation : Pierre Pelegri, Lucienne Hamon, Robert Enrico
- Dialogue Writers : Lucienne Hamon, Pierre Pelegri
- Author of original work : José Giovanni
- Sound Recordist : René-Christian Forget
- Director of Photography : Jean Boffety
- Assistant Operator : Guy Lecouvette
- Camera operators : Christian Guillouet, Didier Tarot
- Production Manager : Paul Laffargue
- Editor : Jacqueline Meppiel
- Assistant Editor : Michel Lewin
- Continuity supervisor : Françoise Bettiol
- Music Composers : Jacques Saulnier, François de Roubaix
- Stunt performer : Michel Berreur
- Costume designer : Jacques Berger
- Sound Mixer : Alex Pront
- Still Photographer : Claude Schwartz
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Italy (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1968
- French release : 19/10/1968
- Runtime : 1 h 47 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 34104
- Visa issue date : 13/08/1968
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono
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