The Assassination (1972)
L'attentat (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	François Darien - un intellectuel instable
	Michel Piccoli	...	Le colonel kassar - le ministre de l'intérieur d'un pays du maghreb
	Jean Seberg	...	Edith Lemoine - une infirmière gauchiste
	Gian Maria Volonté	...	Sadiel - un leader progresste maghrebin
	Michel Bouquet	...	Maïtre Lempereur - un avocat corrompu
	Bruno Cremer	...	Maître Michel Vigneau - l'avocat de Sadiel
	Daniel Ivernel	...	Antoine Acconetti - un truand
	Philippe Noiret	...	Pierre Garcin - le responsable de l'information à l'ORTF
	François Périer	...	Le commissaire René Rouannat - un flic honnête
	Roy Scheider	...	Michael Howard - uncorrespondant de la TV américaine
	Jacques François	...	Lestienne - le chef des services secrets français
	Jean Bouise	...	Un policier français haut placé qui couvre l'affaire
	Denis Manuel	...	Azam - un étudiant maghrebin
	Marc Mazza
	Jacques Richard

Storyline

Sadiel, rebel leader in a North African state, takes refuge in Switzerland in the aftermath of a coup. Aware of the threat posed by Sadiel, the ruthless Colonel Kassar contacts the French security services to help in capturing the political activist. A police informer, Darien, is forced to lure Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to make a television coverage about the Third World. Arriving in Paris, Sadiel is captured and delivered to his opponents. Disgusted by the way he has been manipulated, Darien tries to turn back the clock, unknowing who's dealing with. Written by Anonymous  

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