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Plot

In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne) has retired to a Thailand plantation with an Asian wife and child. Back in Marseilles, however, because a no-holds-barred gang war has broken out, Louis' large collateral family is wiped out, and he is family are slated for destruction. Hit-men are sent, and they kill his wife, but fail to get Louis. Now incensed, he returns to Marseilles to set these people straight. They confuse him with a policeman (Sterling Hayden) who is escorting Louis' daughter to Paris, and though they kill his daughter, Louis is able to get through the airport and into town.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
93min.
Director(s):
Yves Boisset
Themes:
Criminal's Revenge
Tone:
Menacing,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
assassination,family,gangster,hitman,killing,murder,revenge,survivor
Country of Origin:
Italy (09-23-1971),France (09-29-1971)
Language:
French