The Outside Man

Original title: Un homme est mort

19721972
PGPG
1h 44m

Un homme est mort (1972)

Action Crime Drama

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.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.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)
- Ian McLellan Hunter(screenplay)
Stars

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Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Jean-Louis Trintignant in Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Jean-Louis Trintignant and Georgia Engel in Un homme est mort (1972)

Angie Dickinson and Umberto Orsini in Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

Un homme est mort (1972)

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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. —Strelnikoff

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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.
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
According to Jackie Earle Haley, when Jean-Louis Trintignant slaps him in the face, Trintignant really slapped him hard. Two takes were filmed and Trintignant slapped for real both times.

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.

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.

Connections
Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996)

Soundtracks
Un Homme Est Mort
Written and Performed by Michel Legrand Et Ses Rythmes

Top review

7/10

Intriguing plot hitman vs. hitman ..........

A French hitman, Jean Louis Trintigant, is hired to kill a Los Angeles mobster. After carrying out his assignment, the Frenchman becomes the hunted, with Detroit hitman, Roy Scheider relentlessly in pursuit. The cast is very game, and includes Ann Margaret, Angie Dickinson, Alex Rocco, and Talia Shire in a small role. Eventually things start to crystalize as to the "why", and the Frenchman begins to turn the tables. Jean Louis Trintigant takes some getting used to as the sort of anti hero. His performance is extremely low key, which tends to cause the story to lose momentum at times. Nevertheless, the unpredictable script, superb Los Angeles photography, and skilled acting keeps "The Outside Man" interesting. - MERK

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Runtime
1 hour 44 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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