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Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
Keywords
political assassination
Casts

Jean-Louis Trintignant
François Darien

Michel Piccoli
Colonel Kassar

Jean Seberg
Edith Lemoine

Gian Maria Volonté
Sadiel

Michel Bouquet
Lempereur

Bruno Cremer
Michel Vigneau

Daniel Ivernel
Antoine Acconetti

Philippe Noiret
Pierre Garcin

François Périer
René Rouannat

Roy Scheider
Michael Howard

Jacques François
Lestienne

Jean Bouise
French Officer

Denis Manuel
Azam

Marc Mazza
Captain Lardy
Jacques Richard
Acconetti's henchman

Karin Schubert
Sabine

Nigel Davenport
CIA Official
Karl-Otto Alberty
The killer

Georges Staquet
Fleury

Pierre Santini
Melun

Jean-François Calvé
Henri

Roland Blanche
Acconetti's henchman

Jean Bouchaud
Le Gall
Claudine Berg
Nurse

Aude Loring
Madame Ajame
Henri Gilabert

Michel Beaune
Deputy Commissioner Rouannet
Jean Launay

André Rouyer
Employee
Jean-Louis Tristan
Policeman at the protest
Jean-Pierre Moreux
Hari Vilas Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Jai Balaram Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Prabhava Vigraha Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Swati Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Harvey Feigenbaum
Passerby (uncredited)
George Joaquim
Hare Krishna (uncredited)

Lionel Vitrant
Accident Driver (uncredited)
Crews

Yves Boisset
Director

Ben Barzman
Screenplay
Basilio Franchina
Screenplay

Jorge Semprún
Adaptation

Jorge Semprún
Dialogue
Giuliani G. De Negri
Producer
Jean Gontier
Executive Producer
Yvon Guézel
Producer
Tullio Odevaine
Producer
Alfonso Sansone
Producer
Marc Desages
Production Design
Pierre Nourry
Costume Design
Serge Groffe
Makeup Artist

Ricardo Aronovich
Director of Photography
Albert Jurgenson
Editor

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Backdrops & Posters

