Farewell, Friend (1968)
"Adieu l'ami" (original title)

After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited by a coincidence. The doctor has made a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jean Herman

Writers:

Jean Herman (screenplay), Sébastien Japrisot (dialogue),

Stars:

Alain Delon, Charles Bronson, Olga Georges-Picot

Cast

Credited cast:
Alain Delon	...	Dino Barran
Charles Bronson	...	Franz Propp
Olga Georges-Picot	...	Isabelle Moreau
Bernard Fresson	...	Insp. Antoine Méloutis
Brigitte Fossey	...	Dominique 'Waterloo' Austerlitz
Marianna Falk	...	Catherine
Ellen Bahl	...	Martha
Jean-Claude Ballard	...	A police inspector
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michel Barcet	...	Insp. Muratti
Antoine Baud
Stéphane Bouy	...	Man from Neuilly
Béatrice Costantini	...	Young patient (as Béatrice Constantini)
Guy Delorme	...	Man from Neuilly
André Dumas	...	Personnel director
Steve Eckardt	...	Big man (as Steve Eckhardt)

Storyline

After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited by a coincidence. The doctor has made a promise to a friend which involves his breaking into a safe to return some improperly removed bearer bonds. When he hides in an office building to accomplish his task, he is followed by the mercenary, who is out to steal the contents of the safe. Locked inside the building together, they reluctantly agree to cooperate in cracking the safe. However, surprises await them both and in the end, they both must rely on 'the honor among thieves' to straighten everything out.

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Plot Keywords:

safe | doctor | mercenary | bearer bonds | brown egg | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 August 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Farewell, Friend

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenwich Film Productions, Medusa Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the French soundtrack, Charles Bronson's voice was purposely dubbed with a very strong American accent by director John Berry.

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Quotes

Dino Barran: Give me your word.
Franz Propp: I ain't got one.
Dino Barran: Give it to me anyway.
Franz Propp: Very well friend.

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Connections

Featured in The Big Sleaze (2010)

User Reviews

I concur, its a fine film

This will probably be my shortest comment ever; but I havent seen this film in years. However I have always liked it as a great vehicle for both Bronson and Delon. Its finely rcrafted, smooth and slick and still has a raw edge to it. When you think about intelligent action films this one is hard to forget.