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Director:
Jean Herman
Writers:
Jean Herman (screenplay)
Sébastien Japrisot (dialogue)
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Release Date:
8 August 1973 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller See more »
Plot:
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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)
Marie-Noëlle Gresset

Raoul Guylad ... Insp. Gorik
Lisette Lebon ... Gilberte
Sylvain Levignac ... A passerby at Saint Lazare
Jacques Marbeuf ... Parachutist
Claude Salez ... Parachutist
Sandrine Schmidt
Gilbert Servien ... A police inspector
Catherine Sola ... Nurse
Jean-Paul Tribout ... A police inspector
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Directed by
Jean Herman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jean Herman  screenplay
Sébastien Japrisot  dialogue
Sébastien Japrisot  screenplay
Sébastien Japrisot  story

Produced by
Serge Silberman .... producer
 
Original Music by
François de Roubaix 
 
Cinematography by
Jean-Jacques Tarbès 
 
Film Editing by
Hélène Plemiannikov 
 
Production Design by
Jacques Dugied 
 
Costume Design by
Tanine Autré 
 
Production Management
Willy Pickardt .... production director
 
Sound Department
Jean Labussière .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent Rossell .... still photographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Adieu l'ami" - France (original title)
"Honor Among Thieves" - USA (reissue title)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
France | Italy
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:15 | Argentina:18 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M
Company:
Greenwich Film ProductionsSee more »

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.See more »
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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Despite the stars, only fair., 29 November 2012
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

appears to have been later reworked into John Wayne's "The Train Robbers" "Adieu l'ami" (also known as "Farewell, Friend" and "Honor Among Thieves") is a French film that stars Alain Delon and Charles Bronson. Both dubbed French language and English language versions of the film were released.

The movie begins with two soldiers in the Foreign Legion coming back from North Africa (Bronson and Delon). They don't particularly like each other and Bronson is a larcenous sort. Later, Delon is approached by a woman who has a ridiculous story--she claims she needs him to break into a safe to put some bonds BACK before they are discovered missing. Why he agrees to help her, I have no idea. Once inside, he meets Bronson--who has followed Delon because he thinks Delon is going to rob the place. However, BOTH get locked in the place and can't get out or get to the safe. When they finally do get out much later, they find a dead guard and some other person stole the money. I would have ended the film here, but it goes on for about 40 more minutes--leading to a bloody shootout.

All in all, a decent film but it seemed a bit rough in spots. I also didn't appreciate the macho histrionics when the pair got locked in together--their punching each other seemed pretty silly. A decent time-passer but that's all--thanks to a lackluster script.

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