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Director:
Alain Cavalier
Writers:
Jean Cau (writer)
Alain Cavalier (writer)
Release Date:
1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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An excellent Alain Delon stars in a haunting thriller. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Alain Delon ... Thomas
Lea Massari ... Dominique Servet
Georges Géret ... le lieutenant Fraser
Maurice Garrel ... Pierre Servet
Robert Castel ... Amerio
Viviane Attia ... Maria
Paul Claven ... Felicien
Robert Bazil ... Father of Maria
Guy Laroche
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Camille de Casabianca
Paul Pavel ... Félicien
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Have I the Right to Kill? (USA) (TV title)
The Unvanquished (International: English title)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Cité Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A still from this movie featuring Alain Delon was used as the cover picture for the album "The Queen Is Dead" by The Smiths. more

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25 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
An excellent Alain Delon stars in a haunting thriller., 2 August 2006
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Author: JC

This is a little gem. Alain Delon plays a deserted legionnaire who gets hired by the OAS (Organisation de l'armée secrète, which translates to Secret Army Organization, a short-lived French terrorist group) to kidnap a lawyer and hold her prisoner in Algiers for several days. He falls in love with her and helps her to escape. From now on the OAS is after him.

This is a chase film, which starts as a tough thriller and half way through turns into a gripping melodrama which is engaging because of the tender love story which comes to the foreground and slowly starts to get to you.

I recommend this film for fans of slow-paced thrillers and fans of Alain Delon (check out his work in the cult classic Le Samourai) who once again displays his panther-like agility and steely determination. Also watch out for the superb black-and-white cinematography by expert DP Claude Renoir (who later photographed French Connection II). The film makes excellent use of real locations.

I also liked the melancholy feel of the story. The lead character's desire to return home to a place where he once was happy and which now seems so very far away is touching and has always stayed with me since the first time I saw the movie.

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