Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Josselin Beaumont, a French secret agent, is tasked with assassinating Njala, the president for life of Malawi in Africa. A shift in French policy means that assassinating Njala is no longer an option. But instead of recalling their agent, high-ranking officials deliberately sacrifice Beaumont by handing him over to the Malawian authorities. Arrested, tried, and imprisoned, he nevertheless manages to escape. Back in Paris after a two-year absence, he informs his superiors through Colonel Martin that he will fulfill his contract during Njala’s upcoming official visit to Paris between the 12th and 15th of this month, and that he has a few scores to settle with the D.G.S.E. The question is, should Beaumont be stopped or not?
- prison
- sniper
- homeless person
- husband wife relationship
- paris
- france
- africa
- intelligence
- secret agent
- prison escape
- love
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Commandant Joss Beaumont
Robert Hossein
Commissaire Rosen
Elisabeth Margoni
Jeanne Baumont, épouse de Joss
Jean-Louis Richard
Colonel Martin
- Jean Desailly — Ministre
- Michel Beaune — Capitaine Édouard Valeras
- Cyrielle Clair — Alice Ancelin
- Pierre Vernier — Salvatore Volfoni
- Marie-Christine Descouard — Doris Frederiksen, pute présidentielle de Mme Claude
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu — L'inspecteur Farges
- Pierre Saintons — Le président Njala
- Gérard Darrieu — L'instructeur Picard
- Sidiki Bakaba — Le prisonnier évadé
- Dany Kogan — Sergent Gruber
- Marc Lamole — Le serveur d'hôtel
- Directed
- Georges Lautner
- Written
- Michel Audiard, Georges Lautner, Jacques Audiard
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 610 ratings
- Studio
- Cerito Films, Les Films Ariane
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