The powerful story of a reformed underworld kingpin whose stable lifestyle is turned upside-down when a desperate, escaped killer hides out at his rural estate.
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Title: Choice of Arms (1981)
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| Yves Montand | ... | Noel Durieux | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Mickey | |
| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Nicole Durieux | |
| Michel Galabru | ... | Bonnardot | |
| Gérard Lanvin | ... | Sarlat | |
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Jean-Claude Dauphin | ... | Ricky |
| Jean Rougerie | ... | Raymond Constantini | |
| Christian Marquand | ... | Jean | |
| Etienne Chicot | ... | Roland Davout | |
| Richard Anconina | ... | Dany | |
| Pierre Forget | ... | Serge Olivier | |
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Roland Blanche | ... | Fernand |
| Marc Chapiteau | ... | Savin | |
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Jean-Claude Bouillaud | ... | Andre |
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Antoine Baud | ||
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Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and Mickey, a menacing hothead, demands money of Noel. A few days later, Mickey returns to the estate, shoots up a dinner party and threatens them again. Noel sends Nicole to an hotel and goes to his old gang to help him hunt down the dangerous Mickey. Mickey has other problems, too, including heartache for a daughter he hardly knows. Young, eager cops tail Nicole, and all are on a complicated collision course. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
On the basis of a very traditional diagram, almost austere in its banality, Michel Grisolia, the scenario writer, gave his realizer a springboard from which this last built a true psychological drama, rich of subtle nuances and learnedly worked drafts. The police aspect interests less Corneau than the painting of the underworld, than the denunciation of the police methods or than the purulent proletarian company of today. The setting in scene is fantastic and remarkable is interpretation (Depardieu!), let us announce however a light Manicheism and certain doubtful psychological analyses.