The Nada Gang (1974)

A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts the American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and brings him to a farm in ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Writers:

Claude Chabrol (screenplay), Antonietta Malzieri (screenplay)

Stars:

Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabio Testi	...	Buenaventura Diaz
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Marcel Treuffais
Maurice Garrel	...	André Épaulard
Michel Aumont	...	Goemond
Lou Castel	...	D'Arey
Didier Kaminka	...	Meyer
André Falcon	...	Le ministre / The Minister
François Perrot
Lyle Joyce	...	Richard Poindexter
Viviane Romance	...	Madame Gabrielle
Mariangela Melato	...	Veronique Cash
Henri Attal
Jean-Marie Arnoux
George Birt
François Cadet

Storyline

A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts the American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and brings him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank cheque to the violent chief of police Goemond that is assigned to destroy the kidnappers. Then the Minister makes him the scapegoat of the messy situation to protect the State.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | american ambassador | police | ambassador | violence | 

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Taglines:

They Were All Rotten to the Core!

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 February 1974 (France)

Also Known As:

Anarhikoi

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Italian International Film, Les Films de la Boétie, Verona Produzione

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on the novel "Nada", by Jean-Patrick Manchette. In fact, while the gang members are discussing the plan in Treuffais' apartment, Díaz notes that the brothel the ambassador should be at is located between Kleber Avenue and Manchette Street. That is a screenwriters' funny idea. In the novel, there is not any Manchette Street, obviously.

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Quotes

Buenaventura Diaz: Shit! Long live death!

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Connections

Featured in The Son of Gascogne (1995)

User Reviews

Confused and Pointless Message

A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz (Fabio Testi) abducts the American ambassador Richard Poindexter (Lyle Joyce) in a brothel in Paris and brings him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister (André Falcon) gives a blank cheque to the violent chief of police Goemond to destroy the kidnappers and then makes him the scapegoat to protect the State.

"Nada" is a political thriller by Claude Chabrol with a confused and pointless message. Maybe in the historical moment of its release (1974), with the United States of America sponsoring the dictatorships in South America, this acid criticism to the role and behavior of the State could work. But in 2011, this film is dated. In this genre, I still prefer Costa-Gravas films. My vote is six.

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