Synopsis
Azad (Jean-Paul Belmondo), Ralf (Robert Hossein) and 2 other accomplices rob a suitcase of emeralds from a rich Greek citizen, M.Tasco. When Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif), the Athenian police chief, surprises Azad's car in front of Tasco's house on the night of the robbery, he decides to let Azad and his team go, hoping he could retrieve the emeralds for himself. Follows a chase between Azad and the corrupt cop through Athens' streets which culminates to the final scene which will be later borrowed by Witness in 1982.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (16)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Columbia France
- Foreign production company : Vides Cinematografica
- French distribution : Columbia France
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Henri Verneuil
- Assistant directors : Marc Grunebaum, Bernard Stora
- Foreign Producer : Franco Cristaldi
- Dialogue Writer : Henri Verneuil
- Author of original work : David Goodis
- Sound recordists : Jean Rieul, Jacques Carrère
- Screenwriters : Henri Verneuil, Vahé Katcha
- Director of Photography : Claude Renoir
- Production Manager : Jacques Juranville
- Editor : Pierre Gillette
- Production Designer : Jacques Saulnier
- Music Composer : Ennio Morricone
- Stunt performers : Claude Carliez, Rémy Julienne
- Music Director : Bruno Nicolai
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller, Thriller
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Italy (80.0%), France (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (Italy, France)
- Production year : 1971
- French release : 27/10/1971
- Runtime : 2 h 5 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 38351
- Visa issue date : 19/10/1971
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono
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