The Assassination (1972)
L'attentat
120 min
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.
- Release date
- October 4, 1972
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, Germany
Where to watch
Free
Kanopy
Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as François Darien - un intellectuel instable
- Michel Piccoli as Le colonel Kassar - le ministre de l'intérieur d'un pays du maghreb
- Jean Seberg as Edith Lemoine - une infirmière gauchiste
- Gian Maria Volontè as Sadiel - un leader progressiste maghrebin
- Michel Bouquet as Maître Lempereur - un avocat corrompu
- Bruno Cremer as Maître Michel Vigneau - l'avocat de Sadiel
- Daniel Ivernel as Antoine Acconetti - un truand
- Philippe Noiret as Pierre Garcin - le responsable de l'information à l'ORTF
- François Périer as Le commissaire René Rouannet - un flic honnête
- Roy Scheider as Michael Howard - uncorrespondant de la TV américaine
- Jacques François as Lestienne
- Jean Bouise as French Officer
- Denis Manuel as Azam
- Marc Mazza as Captain Lardy
- Jacques Richard as Acconetti's henchman
- Karin Schubert as Sabine
- Nigel Davenport as CIA Official
- Karl-Otto Alberty as The killer
- Georges Staquet as Fleury
- Pierre Santini as Melun
- Jean-François Calvé as Henri
- Roland Blanche as Acconetti's henchman
- Jean Bouchaud as Le Gall
- Claudine Berg as Nurse
- Aude Loring as Madame Ajame
- Michel Beaune as Deputy Commissioner Rouannet
- Jean Launay
- André Rouyer as Employee
- Jean-Louis Tristan as Policeman at the protest
Crew
- Yves Boisset · Director
- Ben Barzman · Writer
- Basilio Franchina · Writer
- Jorge Semprún · Writer
- Giuliani G. De Negri · Producer
- Yvon Guézel · Producer
- Tullio Odevaine · Producer
- Alfonso Sansone · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Ricardo Aronovich · Cinematographer
- Albert Jurgenson · Editor
- Marc Desages · Production designer