Synopsis
Secret agent Joss Beaumont is sent to Malawi to assassinate the president Njala. At the last moment, the French authorities make a change of policy and betray Beaumont to the Malawi government. After two years in captivity, Beaumont escapes from the African state and returns to Paris to enact his revenge. He notifies his former paymasters that he intends to carry out his mission, by killing Njala during a state visit to France. The ruthless Commissioner Rosen is assigned to prevent him at all costs…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (30)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Les Films Ariane, Cerito Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution, STUDIOCANAL
- French distributors : Gaumont, Cerito Films, Editions René Château
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Screenwriters : Jacques Audiard, Michel Audiard, Georges Lautner
- Director of Photography : Henri Decaë
- Music Composer : Ennio Morricone
- Editor : Michelle David
- Sound Recordist : Alain Sempé
- Costume designer : Paulette Breil
- Author of original work : Patrick Alexander
- Assistant Operator : Jean-Yves Coïc
- Camera Operator : Yves Rodallec
- Production Manager : Alain Belmondo
- Continuity supervisor : Annie Maurel
- Production Designer : Eric Moulard
- Stunt performers : Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Carliez, Rémy Julienne
- Still Photographer : Vincent Rossell
- Location Manager : Dominique Rigaux
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller, Action , Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1981
- French release : 21/10/1981
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 54139
- Visa issue date : 19/10/1981
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
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