It is an interesting drama/thriller plenty of thrills , taut , intrigue , twists and turns . This thriller does have its moments as the stars carry out the risked task by stealing a safe . After an abroad deployment , and subsequently serving together in the overseas French Foreign Legion , a two-fisted but likable mercenary named Franz (Charles Bronson , his voice was purposely dubbed with a very strong American accent ) and a sober doctor called Dino (Alain Delon) leave the military service from Algiers and follow their separate ways . Later on , they are joined once again by a simple coincidence . Asked for a beautiful woman (Olga Georges-Picot) the doctor has made a promise to an old friend which involves his breaking into a safe to return some improperly removed bearer bonds . However, a lot of twists , turns and surprises await for Franz and Dino and in the final to straighten everything out.
This crime thriller packs intrigue , suspense , noisy action with moving heist , explosive excitement , thrills and lots of violence . Thrilling movie with plenty of nail-biting tension , suspense and action about the very deadly rivalry between two extreme contenders : two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation , however they eventually reunited and joining forces , both must rely on the honor among robbers , though they are eventually double-crossed . Of course , highlight of the movie results to be the thrilling and exciting hold-up , when Dino hides in an office building to accomplish his mission , he is followed by Franz , who is out to steal the contents of the safe. The film is pretty well , but there is a long intermission in which both protagonists locked inside the building together, as they reluctantly agree to cooperate in cracking the safe. This is a Charles Bronson show , playing in his usual style adding a likable interpretation . In fact , here Bronson doesn't give his usual stoic acting but displaying efficiently his sympathetic skills . Alain Delon had admired his secondary role in Magnificent Seven and Machine Gun Kelly , two of the first Bronson's starring vehicles, and Delon as co-producer along with Serge Silverman invited Bronson to co-star with him in "Adieu, L'Ami". Bronson at the time to play a lot of notorious roles in Western genre as in "From noon till three", "Chato", "Red Sun" , "Villa rides" , "Valdez" , "Nevada Express" , "White Buffalo" and especially : "Magnificent Seven" and "Once upon the time in the West" . The great duo starring are well accompanied by a nice support cast such as : Olga Georges-Picot , Bernard Fresson, Guy Delorme and Brigitte Fossey.
It contains an adequate and evocative musical score by François de Roubaix . Superbly photographed by Jean-Jacques Tarbès on various locations , this cameraman when he's given the chance is awesome . Being shot on various locations fromrly Airport, Orly, Val-de-Marne, Marseille, Viaduc de Corbière, L'Estaque, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Place de Breteuil, Paris, Île-de-France,La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine, France. The motion picture was well directed by Jean Herman who was born on May 17, 1933 in Pagny-sur-Moselle, France and died in 2015 as Jean Georges Hubert Herman. He was married to actress Anne Doat. He was a writer and director, known for Farewell friend (1968) , Jeff (1969) , Decameron 69 (1969) ,Popsy Pop contra Papillón (1971) ,Flic ou voyou (1979) , Le guignolo (1980) ,The Inquisitor (1981) ,Le marginal (1983), Canicule (1984) , and Under suspicion (2000). Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than averge. Well worth watching . The picture will appeal to Charles Bronson and Alain Delon fans.
This crime thriller packs intrigue , suspense , noisy action with moving heist , explosive excitement , thrills and lots of violence . Thrilling movie with plenty of nail-biting tension , suspense and action about the very deadly rivalry between two extreme contenders : two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation , however they eventually reunited and joining forces , both must rely on the honor among robbers , though they are eventually double-crossed . Of course , highlight of the movie results to be the thrilling and exciting hold-up , when Dino hides in an office building to accomplish his mission , he is followed by Franz , who is out to steal the contents of the safe. The film is pretty well , but there is a long intermission in which both protagonists locked inside the building together, as they reluctantly agree to cooperate in cracking the safe. This is a Charles Bronson show , playing in his usual style adding a likable interpretation . In fact , here Bronson doesn't give his usual stoic acting but displaying efficiently his sympathetic skills . Alain Delon had admired his secondary role in Magnificent Seven and Machine Gun Kelly , two of the first Bronson's starring vehicles, and Delon as co-producer along with Serge Silverman invited Bronson to co-star with him in "Adieu, L'Ami". Bronson at the time to play a lot of notorious roles in Western genre as in "From noon till three", "Chato", "Red Sun" , "Villa rides" , "Valdez" , "Nevada Express" , "White Buffalo" and especially : "Magnificent Seven" and "Once upon the time in the West" . The great duo starring are well accompanied by a nice support cast such as : Olga Georges-Picot , Bernard Fresson, Guy Delorme and Brigitte Fossey.
It contains an adequate and evocative musical score by François de Roubaix . Superbly photographed by Jean-Jacques Tarbès on various locations , this cameraman when he's given the chance is awesome . Being shot on various locations fromrly Airport, Orly, Val-de-Marne, Marseille, Viaduc de Corbière, L'Estaque, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Place de Breteuil, Paris, Île-de-France,La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine, France. The motion picture was well directed by Jean Herman who was born on May 17, 1933 in Pagny-sur-Moselle, France and died in 2015 as Jean Georges Hubert Herman. He was married to actress Anne Doat. He was a writer and director, known for Farewell friend (1968) , Jeff (1969) , Decameron 69 (1969) ,Popsy Pop contra Papillón (1971) ,Flic ou voyou (1979) , Le guignolo (1980) ,The Inquisitor (1981) ,Le marginal (1983), Canicule (1984) , and Under suspicion (2000). Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than averge. Well worth watching . The picture will appeal to Charles Bronson and Alain Delon fans.