The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS (Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian War. Marked by his past, he does not believe in the values of his country any more. At a loss to know what to do with his life, he agrees one day to take part in a heist set up by Pierre, a pilot, the very man who gave him away in Oran. The operation, in which Yo, a gorgeous woman, participates, consists in stealing a bag containing 55 million francs during a Paris-Bordeaux flight...
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Pierre SchoendoerfferDirector
- Jorge SemprúnScreenplay
- Pierre JansenOriginal Music Composer
- Pierre SchoendoerfferScreenplay
Cast
- Bruno CremerCaptain Jean Reichau
- Marisa MellYo
- Jean-Claude RollandPierre
- Étienne BierryDouarrd
- Pierre FromontCommander
- Jean-François ChauvelFormer soldier of the uni
- D. ZimbacaCast
- Hong Mai ThomasDouard’s partner
- Maurice AuzelJeannot, boxer (uncredited)
- Robert BlomeBoss of the Bordeaux bistro (uncredited)
- Henri GuéganCustomer at the Halles bistro (uncredited)