Cherchez la femme, all of them. Having recently mustered out of the French Foreign Legion with Algeria lost, two operators (Delon Bronson) now free to ply their trades will tangle over terms in Marseille, then team-up in Paris for a job that begins as a favor to a friend (Georges-Picot) but turns into the most unusual corporate heist in history.
A Franco-Italian make with a late 60s élan, written by Jean Herman (d) and Sébastien Japrisot, there are within the story, scents of Topkopi and My-Name-is-Nobody (foes to friends), even whiffs of Bonnie & (Bonnie). A slow grower but when the buds blossom you'll start breathing in deep, then press the petals to keep. Made big money at the box office in Europe, boosting Bronson to superstar status sur le continent. Compelling co-stars in Brigitte Fossey (Forbidden-Games) as sister Dominique and Bernard Fresson, L'inspecteur (FC2 The-Cop). Has an Andy Warhol-like avant garde and a real electricity. Also known as Honor-Among-Thieves and, at home, Adieu-l'ami (3.5/4).
A Franco-Italian make with a late 60s élan, written by Jean Herman (d) and Sébastien Japrisot, there are within the story, scents of Topkopi and My-Name-is-Nobody (foes to friends), even whiffs of Bonnie & (Bonnie). A slow grower but when the buds blossom you'll start breathing in deep, then press the petals to keep. Made big money at the box office in Europe, boosting Bronson to superstar status sur le continent. Compelling co-stars in Brigitte Fossey (Forbidden-Games) as sister Dominique and Bernard Fresson, L'inspecteur (FC2 The-Cop). Has an Andy Warhol-like avant garde and a real electricity. Also known as Honor-Among-Thieves and, at home, Adieu-l'ami (3.5/4).