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Escape to Nowhere

Original title: Le silencieux
  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 57m
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6.8/10
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Escape to Nowhere (1973)
Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?
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Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another na... Read allWho is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are t... Read allWho is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and to change identity? And why are the British secret services interested in him?
IMDb RATING
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907
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  • Director
    • Claude Pinoteau
  • Writers
    • Jean-Loup Dabadie(scenario)
    • Claude Pinoteau(scenario)
    • Francis Ryck(novel)
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Leo Genn
    • Suzanne Flon
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  • Director
    • Claude Pinoteau
  • Writers
    • Jean-Loup Dabadie(scenario)
    • Claude Pinoteau(scenario)
    • Francis Ryck(novel)
  • Stars
    • Lino Ventura
    • Leo Genn
    • Suzanne Flon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Lea Massari in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
    Lea Massari in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
    Lino Ventura in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
    Lea Massari and Lino Ventura in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
    Lino Ventura in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
    Bernard Dhéran and Lino Ventura in Escape to Nowhere (1973)
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    Lino Ventura
    Lino Ventura
    • Anton Haliakovas Anton Haliakov…
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Chief of M.I.5as Chief of M.I.5
    Suzanne Flon
    Suzanne Flon
    • Jeanneas Jeanne
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Chief of M.I.5's assistantas Chief of M.I.5's assistant
    Lea Massari
    Lea Massari
    • Maria Menelaas Maria Menela
    Pierre-Michel Le Conte
    • Boris Korodineas Boris Korodine
    Annie Dejean-Jodry
    • Tania (Violonist)as Tania (Violonist)
    Bernard Dhéran
    • M.Chatas M.Chat
    Pierre Zimmer
    Pierre Zimmer
    • Le nouveau mari de Mariaas Le nouveau mari de Maria
    Roger Crouzet
    • Un agent de la D.S.T.as Un agent de la D.S.T.
    Lucienne Legrand
    • La libraireas La libraire
    Pierre Collet
    • Le garagisteas Le garagiste
    André Falcon
    • Le commissaire de policeas Le commissaire de police
    Jerry Brouer
    Richard Saint-Bris
    Gabriel Cinque
    Max Fournel
    Robert Party
    • Le tueuras Le tueur
    • Director
      • Claude Pinoteau
    • Writers
      • Jean-Loup Dabadie(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Claude Pinoteau(scenario)
      • Francis Ryck(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Edouard Molinaro was first considered to direct this film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fantôme avec chauffeur (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Ouverture pour une fête académique, opus 80
      Composed by Johannes Brahms

      (1880)

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    7/10
    looking for the lost life
    I decided to see 'Le Silencieux' especially for Lino Ventura, an actor whom I greatly admired in the 60s and 70s. Specializing in 'rough' characters from one side or the other of the law, Ventura played in feature films. action - detectives and spy - of which few have passed the Iron Curtain, the other side of which we are in those years. So I have quite a lot of his films from that period to be recovered through watching, including this film made in 1973 and directed by Claude Pinoteau, a director whom I know nothing about, who was at the time his first feature film. I have nothing to regret, because 'Le Silencieux' is a well-written film, and Ventura's acting performance lives up to expectations.

    Viewers will find themselves immersed in a spy film, but it is not an action movie like the James Bond series (which had already recorded a decade of success at the time) but rather a psychological film. The main hero played by Lino Ventura, a French scientist kidnapped 16 years earlier by the Soviets and recovered by the British intelligence, could very well be mistaken for a hero of John Le Carre's novels, a hero inadvertently involved in the secret wars, who's life is stolen and who finds himself obliged to act in the service of causes in which he does not believe. His attempt to recover his life or even to reconcile himself with his own conscience is similar to the dilemmas of heroes of the spy films of the last part of the career of Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, quoted quite copiously in this film, especially in the natural scenery backgrounds and the use of music.

    Today's viewer has plenty of reasons to enjoy this movie, apart from Ventura's excellent acting game. The spectacular scenes are not lacking but the attention is drawn to the hero's fate and turmoil. The 1970s France and Switzerland are as beautiful as today, minus the crowds on the roads at a time when there were probably 1% of today's cars. The spy movie is a genre in which a movie can become very quickly out of date, especially if it focuses on the volatile political issues in contemporary history where enemies and friendships disappear and appear quickly.'Le Silencieux' avoids this trap by focusing on the fate of the main hero, and thus manages to maintain interest despite the passage of time.
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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1974 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Great Manhunt
    • Filming locations
      • Col de Gleize, Hautes-Alpes, France
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont International
      • Medusa Distribuzione
      • Trianon Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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