De la part des copains (1970)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Dorothea Bennett (writer)
Jo Eisinger (writer)

Release Date:

June 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Bronson and Mason play a high stakes game of cat and mouse . . . and only one man can walk away the winner [DVD Australia]

Plot:

A brutal drug trader takes his violent revenge after his wife is captured by a drug boss.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Gangster | Cabin | Child Molester | Crash

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Joe Martin
Liv Ullmann	...	Fabienne Martin
James Mason	...	Captain Ross
Jill Ireland	...	Moira
Michel Constantin	...	Whitey
Luigi Pistilli	...	Fausto Gelardi
Yannick Delulle	...	Michèle Martin (as Yannick de Lulle)
Paul Bonifas	...	The doctor
Sabine Sun	...	The nurse
Roger Mailles	...	A poker player
Nathalie Varallo	...	Violet
Remo Mosconi	...	Marius
Dominique Crosland	...	The girl scout leader
Jean Topart	...	Katanga

Also Known As:

Cold Sweat (UK) (USA)
De vrienden laten groeten (Belgium: Flemish title)
From the Boys (International: English title) (informal literal title)
L'uomo dalle due ombre (Italy)

Runtime:

France:94 min | Norway:90 min (heavily cut) | USA:94 min

Country:

Italy | France | Belgium

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Australia:M | UK:A (1971) | UK:AA (1973 re-release) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Spain:13 | France:U | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Belgique Ciné

Trivia:

Finnish visa # 80419 delivered on 9-2-1972.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Fabienne takes ice cubicles out of fridge by one hand and holds the ice "vase" in another we can clearly see that ice amount isn't enough to feel even the half of the "vase". However in the next frame after dropping ice in the sink she walks out of the kitchen with the "vase" overfilled with ice cubicles.

Quotes:

Joe Martin: And you and Michelle. What will you do while I'm away?
Fabienne Martin: We'll wait.
Joe Martin: Like Hell. I wait!

Movie Connections:

References Une corde, un Colt (1969)

A CAR CHASE THAT NEVER ENDS!!

This film has a cast of all time greats of the Silver Screen, James Mason(Ross)"Lolita" who tries to hide his British accent, but he occasionally slips. Liv Ullman(Fabienne Martin) looks beautiful in this picture and plays a wife to Charles Bronson(Joe Martin)famous for his "Death Wish flicks" and the late Jill Ireland(Moira) who was married to Charles Bronson in real life. Throughout the film, there is always a car being driven through mountain roads around and around, and a desperate car chase to seek a doctor and then proceeds to run back over the same mountain roads. The car hits all kinds of cars, ditches and never seems to have a dent or broken windshield. If you like Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Liv Ullman and James Mason when they all looked young, this is worth watching. However, the plot is way out in left field!!!