The Vultures (1984)
Les morfalous
106 min
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
- Release date
- March 28, 1984
- Country of origin
- France, Tunisia
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Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Sgt. Pierre Augagneur
- Michel Constantin as Adjudant Édouard Mahuzard
- Jacques Villeret as Béral
- Michel Creton as Boissier
- Marie Laforêt as Hélène Laroche-Fréon
- François Perrot as François Laroche-Fréon, le directeur de la banque
- Gérard Buhr as L'officier du camp de ravitaillement
- Matthias Habich as Karl
- Maurice Auzel as Borzik
- Pierre Semmler as Captain Ulrich Dieterle
- Caroline Silhol as Mrs. Chanterelle
- Michel Beaune as French general (uncredited)
- Michel Berreur as Legionnaire (uncredited)
- Daniel Breton as Legionnaire (uncredited)
- Hans Verner as German Colonel (uncredited)
- Henri Verneuil as Radio announcer's voice (uncredited)
- Junior John David
- Robert Lombard as M. Chanterelle
Crew
- Henri Verneuil · Director
- Pierre Siniac · Writer
- Henri Verneuil · Writer
- Michel Audiard · Writer
- Jean-Paul Belmondo · Producer
- Georges Delerue · Composer
- Edmond Séchan · Cinematographer
- Pierre Gillette · Editor
- Jacques Saulnier · Production designer