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I... comme Icare (1979)
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19 December 1979 (France) morePlot:
After the recently re-elected President of a fictitious state has been assassinated, one of the members... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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5 nominations moreUser Comments:
one of the greatest conspirological thrillers of all time moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yves Montand | ... | Le procureur Henri Volney | |
| Michel Albertini | ... | Luigi Lacosta | |
| Roland Amstutz | ... | Gregory | |
| Jean-Pierre Bagot | ... | Michaël Mix | |
| Georges Beller | ... | Sam Kido | |
| Maurice Bénichou | ... | Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra | |
| Edmond Bernard | ... | Le présentateur TV | |
| Françoise Bette | ... | Mme Bellony | |
| Roland Blanche | ... | Garcia Santos | |
| Benoît Brione | ... | Le reporter Bobino (as Benoist Brione) | |
| Jacques Bryland | ... | Nicolas Rosenko | |
| Gabriel Cattand | ... | Le président Marc Jarry | |
| Nanette Corey | |||
| Jacques Denis | ... | Despaul | |
| Erick Desmarestz | ... | Bob Dagan |
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I as in Icarus (International: English title)I for Icarus (Philippines: English title)
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Germany:120 minCountry:
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West Germany:12Filming Locations:
Cergy, Val-d'Oise, FranceFun Stuff
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The lab scenes describing "obedience to authority" experiments are based on real-life research conducted by famous psychologist Stanley Milgram in 1963 in Yale University. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The amateur video sold to Procureur Henry Volney was shot using at least 2 cameras : one for the wide shot of the car in the crowd, and one for a closer shot, at a different angle, of the president being killed. moreFAQ
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Henri Verneuil's film may be not so famous as Parallax View, 3 Days of the Condor or JFK but it is certainly not worse and sometimes even better than these classic representatives of the genre. Action takes place in fictional western state where fictional president has been killed. After several years of investigation, special government commission decides that president was killed by a lone gunman. But one man - prosecutor Volney, played by Yves Montand - thinks there's something more to be investigated and so the film starts. This movie doesn't deal with some exact theories, but it embraces the whole structure of relationship between government and society in today's world. Such film could be made only in the 1970-ies but it will never lose it's actuality. Furthermore, it's even a bit frightful how precise are it's oracles. 10 out of 10.