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Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.
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David de Keyser
- Dom André
- (as David De Keyser)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaAs of April 2019, this is producer and director Norman Jewison's last movie.
- GoofsWhen Brossard searches the killer's wallet, we can see 500 francs banknotes with the head of Pierre and Marie Curie. This kind of banknote was released in 1994 and the action takes place in April 1992.
- Quotes
Pierre Brossard: Pray that we meet again... in this world.
- ConnectionsFeatures Only You (1994)
- SoundtracksLe Chemin des Forains
Music by Henri Sauguet
Lyrics by Jean Dréjac
Performed by Baguette Quartette
Published by G. Schirmer Inc., administered by Music Sales Corporation
Courtesy of Baguette Quartette
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Very good.
Pierre (Michael Caine) is a Nazi collaborator who has been in hiding for years. He was going to be executed for his deeds but had help escaping decades ago. Now, a judge and colonel are looking for him....as well as some Nazi hunters. But there are two things standing in their way...Pierre is a pretty deadly man and keeps killing Nazi hunters AND Pierre is still getting help from both members of the Catholic church AND government officials. Can they capture the man? And, can the judge and colonel get him to tell them WHO has been helping him?
Although Michael Caine is the star and he's good in the film, he's actually NOT featured all that prominently in the movie. Instead, it shows the various folks coming after him and explaining why...why folks would help a monster like him. Overall, it's a very interesting movie....with a tory that is quite satsifying. One complaint, however, is the lack of French actors in the film...and everyone is supposed to be French. Another is that the film is supposed to be set in the present day (2003) but I think it would have worked better having been set in the 1960s-80s. It's just hard to imagine a man as old a Pierre being such a tough character who's able to kill various Nazi hunters...it just didn't seem realistic as the crimes he committed occurred in 1944...and that would make his character about 80 (more or less) and I cannot imagine any 80 year-old being that dangerous when cornered.
Although Michael Caine is the star and he's good in the film, he's actually NOT featured all that prominently in the movie. Instead, it shows the various folks coming after him and explaining why...why folks would help a monster like him. Overall, it's a very interesting movie....with a tory that is quite satsifying. One complaint, however, is the lack of French actors in the film...and everyone is supposed to be French. Another is that the film is supposed to be set in the present day (2003) but I think it would have worked better having been set in the 1960s-80s. It's just hard to imagine a man as old a Pierre being such a tough character who's able to kill various Nazi hunters...it just didn't seem realistic as the crimes he committed occurred in 1944...and that would make his character about 80 (more or less) and I cannot imagine any 80 year-old being that dangerous when cornered.
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- Also known as
- İnsanlık suçu
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- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $765,637
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,220
- Dec 14, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $1,079,822
- Runtime2 hours
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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