Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.
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Title: I... For Icarus (1979)
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5 nominations.
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| Yves Montand | ... | Le procureur Henri Volney | |
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Michel Albertini | ... | Luigi Lacosta |
| Roland Amstutz | ... | Pierre Gregory | |
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Jean-Pierre Bagot | ... | Michaël Mix |
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Georges Beller | ... | Sam Kido |
| Maurice Bénichou | ... | Robert Sanio, l'homme à la caméra | |
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Edmond Bernard | ... | Le présentateur TV |
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Françoise Bette | ... | Jane Bellony |
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Roland Blanche | ... | Garcia Santos |
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Benoît Brione | ... | Le reporter au bobino (as Benoist Brione) |
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Jacques Brylant | ... | Nicolas Rosenko (as Jacques Bryland) |
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Gabriel Cattand | ... | Le président Marc Jarry |
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Nanette Corey | ||
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Jacques Denis | ... | Despaul, le cobaye |
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Erick Desmarestz | ... | Bob Dagan |
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After the recently re-elected President of a fictitious state has been assassinated, one of the members of the investigation committee refuses to sign the final report and is given the task of investigating once more. In the course of his search he finds evidence that casts serious doubt on the committee's "lone-gunman" theory... A very bold film that basically told the "JFK" story thinly disguised as having taken place not in the US. Written by B. v. Weymarn <se6y047@public.uni-hamburg.de>
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investigation | muckraking | political assassination | sharpshooter | main character shot |Certificate:
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The Président assassination scene takes place in Cergy-Prefecture, France. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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19 December 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
'I' als in Icaros See more »Company Credits
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Henri Verneuil's film may be not so famous as Parallax View, 3 Days of the Condor or JFK but it is certainly not worse and sometimes even better than these classic representatives of the genre. Action takes place in fictional western state where fictional president has been killed. After several years of investigation, special government commission decides that president was killed by a lone gunman. But one man - prosecutor Volney, played by Yves Montand - thinks there's something more to be investigated and so the film starts. This movie doesn't deal with some exact theories, but it embraces the whole structure of relationship between government and society in today's world. Such film could be made only in the 1970-ies but it will never lose it's actuality. Furthermore, it's even a bit frightful how precise are it's oracles. 10 out of 10.