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Director:
Henri Verneuil
Writers:
Henri Decoin (writer)
Henri Verneuil (writer)
Release Date:
19 December 1979 (France) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Plot:
After the recently re-elected President of a fictitious state has been assassinated, one of the members... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations more
User Comments:
One of the best thrillers I have ever seen!! more (14 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I as in Icarus (International: English title)
I for Icarus (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
Germany:120 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Cergy, Val-d'Oise, France
Company:
Antenne-2 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Transposition of the Kennedy assassination and ensuing inquiry. more
Goofs:
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. more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best thrillers I have ever seen!!, 18 January 2000
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Author: (edgar.tuerk@chello.at) from Vienna, Austria

Finally a thriller which omits the car chases, explosions and other eye catching effects. The movie combines a simple plot (assasination of a french president) with an excellent background. It takes a look behind mans behavior with authorities, and explains why we would obey almost every order (even murder) which would be given to us.

Furthermore it shows us how secret services can manipulate the run of history and how hardly they can be controlled. The best thing on this movie is, that there is no classic "Hollywood end" which can easily be predicted.

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