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Plot

L'Attentat is a political thriller based largely on a true story (the Ben Barka affair), which recounts how the French government and the American CIA connived to have a socialist in exile murdered before he could return to his homeland and start a revolution. Darien, a French journalist (Jean-Louis Tritignant), lures his friend Sadiel (Gian Maria Volonte) from his safe refuge in Geneva to appear on an American-made TV show. In doing so he is, perhaps unwittingly, setting him up for murder. Captured at the border by the French police, Sadiel is given over to a mysterious general from another country who tortures him to try to find out who his supporters are.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
105min.
Director(s):
Yves Boisset
Starring:
Michel Piccoli , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Jean Seberg , Gian Maria Volontè
Themes:
Assassination Plots,Conspiracies
Tone:
Confrontational,Disturbing,Downbeat,Tense
Keywords:
France,Leftist,Morocco,assassination,conspiracy,exile,government,journalism,kidnapping,killing,leader,left-wing,lure [tempt],opponent,pawn [person],politician,reporter,scandal
Country of Origin:
Italy (10-04-1972),France (10-11-1972)
Language:
French