The Outside Man (1972)

After fulfilling a contract killing in Los Angeles, a French hit man becomes the target of a hit himself and tries to flee back to Paris.

Director:

Jacques Deray

Writers:

Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay), Jacques Deray (screenplay)

Stars:

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Lucien Bellon
Ann-Margret	...	Nancy Robson
Roy Scheider	...	Lenny
Angie Dickinson	...	Jackie Kovacs
Georgia Engel	...	Mrs. Barnes
Felice Orlandi	...	Anderson
Carlo De Mejo	...	Karl
Michel Constantin	...	Antoine
Umberto Orsini	...	Alex
Carmen Argenziano	...	Second Hawk
Rico Cattani	...	Butler
Ted de Corsia	...	Victor
Edward Greenberg	...	Hitchhiker
Philippa Harris	...	Salesgirl
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Eric

Storyline

French hitman Bellon (Trintignant) has been hired by mobsters to kill Victor, a rival mobster. Bellon travels to Victor's home in Los Angeles and shoots him. When Bellon tries to flee the country, he discovers that his passport and luggage have been stolen, and that another hit man named Lenny (Scheider) has been hired to kill him.

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Plot Keywords:

pool table | campari | cigar smoking | poliziottesco | french poliziottesco | 

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Taglines:

If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The French crew came to Los Angeles to prepare another movie, but the project collapsed. They decided to do a movie anyway, so the script for this film was written in 12 days and shot while the crew's work visas were still valid.

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Goofs

When the young cab driver is killed at home, he first receives the shot and then waits one second to be thrown on the floor, as if he hesitated to do it.

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Alternate Versions

An "X" Rated addition used for European release contains 10 additional minutes, most notably in the scene where Jean Louis Trintignant meets Ann Margret at the downtown LA nightclub. The European version contains full frontal nudity throughout the scene. This "X" rated version screened in Los Angeles at the American Cinematheque in 1998 and was mistakenly screened as the "PG" version on Showtime Networks in 2001.

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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Soundtracks

Onyx Bar
Written and Performed by Michel Legrand Et Ses Rythmes

User Reviews

The Venice Amusement Pier is seen in this movie

The great chase on the VENICE AMUSEMENT PIER allows an old Santa Monica resident like myself to see the old pier before it was demolished. For years it sat, rusted, half standing due to fire and neglect. It was on the Santa Monica and venice border. It was broken into many times, as it was a good location to fish off of, or to go lurking, if one were into checking out what people enjoyed decades earlier. The Beach Boys played in the pink building you see in the film. The piers below, where you see Ann Margaret, you see those piers in THE DOORS video, THE UNKOWN SOLDIER. Also, this pier was used in the last episode of the 1960's TV action series, THE FUGITIVE. Richard Kimble tracked down and caught the 'one armed man' in that abandoned pier.

Details

Country:

France Italy USA

Language:

French English

Release Date:

January 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Outside Man

Filming Locations:

Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cité Films, General Production Company, Les Productions Artistes Associés

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1