Themes: Hired Killers, Culture Clash, Fish Out of Water
Main Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, Michel Constantin, Angie Dickinson
Release Year: 1973
Country: FR/IT
Run Time: 105 minutes
Plot
This French-produced thriller was shot entirely in English. Jean-Louis Tritignant stars as Lucien, a hit man who goes to Los Angeles to end the life of an important local mobster. The mobster's heirs, who hired Lucien, had already hired yet another hit man (Roy Scheider) to kill him. He speaks very little English, and the lifestyles and customs of Los Angelenos puzzle him completely. One of the films highlights is its use of many unusual decayed and shabby sites in the Los Angeles area, such as Venice Beach. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Kenneth A. Reid - Art Director, Jacques Deray - Director, Henri Lanoë - Editor, William K. Chulack - Editor, Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score), Joe Morton - Songwriter, Charles Burr - Songwriter, Harold Michelson - Production Designer, Silvano Ippoliti - Cinematographer, Terry K. Meade - Cinematographer, Jacques Bar - Producer, Jean-Claude Carrière - Screenwriter, Jacques Deray - Screenwriter, Ian McLellan Hunter - Screenwriter
