French Intrigue (1970)
"Cannabis" (original title)

Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers in , he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to ... See full summary »

Director:

Pierre Koralnik

Writers:

F.S. Gilbert (based on the novel "Et puis s'en vont..." by), Franz-André Burguet (adaptation),

Stars:

Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Paul Nicholas

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Serge Gainsbourg	...	Serge Morgan
Jane Birkin	...	Jane Swenson
Paul Nicholas	...	Paul
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Inspector Bardeche
Paul Albert Krumm	...	Lancan
Yvette Lebon	...	La maîtresse d'Emery
Curd Jürgens	...	Henri Emery
Laurence Badie	...	Mme carbona
Rita Renoir
Marcel Lupovici
Pierre Asso
Mario Brega
Giulio Mauroni

Storyline

Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers in , he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to know Jane, the rich daughter of an ambassador. Once in Orly Airport he gets seriously wounded by the men of Frrench drug kingpin Henri Emery. He manages to escape them though and takes refuge at Jane's. Passion sets in between the killer and the young lady. As of then, sex will be intertwined with blood and death. For better or worse...

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | female nudity | one word title | marijuana | smuggler | 

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Taglines:

He's the best hit man in the business His target - THE GODFATHER... His price - one million dollars.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France West Germany Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

December 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mafia Wants Blood

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Océanic, Euro-France Films, Capitole Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Finnish censorship visa #79763.

User Reviews

Serge Gainsbourg with a machine gun and a chicken coup

Cannabis or 'French Intrigue' as it was called on the North American video release is a low budget film with not much to see in it besides a naked Jane Birkin getting it on. Serge Gainsbourg Smoking one cigarette after another plays a unshaven, hoodlum involved with a international drug smuggling conspiracy. Jane Birkin is a girl Serge meets on a air-plane, and nudity ensue, not Gainsbourg though which is a scary proposition seeing him in that Lemon incest video. Another memorable scene is Serge in a huge Chicken coupe shooting it out with other baddies. Soundtrack is by Gainsbourg and is very cool as with everything the man did.