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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 90% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.
Ratings
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
557 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark PeploeScreenplay
- Michelangelo AntonioniDirector
- Peter WollenScreenplay
- Michelangelo AntonioniScreenplay
Cast
- Jack NicholsonDavid Locke
- Maria SchneiderGirl
- Jenny RunacreRachel Locke
- Ian HendryMartin Knight
- Steven BerkoffStephen
- Ambroise MbiaAchebe
- José María CaffarelHotel Keeper (uncredited)
- James CampbellWitch Doctor (uncredited)
- Manfred SpiesGerman Stranger (uncredited)
- Jean-Baptiste TiéméléMurderer (uncredited)
- Ángel del PozoPolice Inspector (uncredited)
- Charles MulvehillDavid Robertson (uncredited)
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