The Assassination
04/10/1972
2h 3m



Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
Cast


Jean-Louis Trintignant
François Darien


Michel Piccoli
Colonel Kassar


Jean Seberg
Edith Lemoine


Gian Maria Volonté
Sadiel


Michel Bouquet
Lempereur


Bruno Cremer
Michel Vigneau


Daniel Ivernel
Antoine Acconetti


Philippe Noiret
Pierre Garcin


François Périer
René Rouannat


Roy Scheider
Michael Howard


Jacques François
Lestienne


Jean Bouise
French Officer


Denis Manuel
Azam


Marc Mazza
Captain Lardy


Jacques Richard
Acconetti's henchman


Karin Schubert
Sabine


Nigel Davenport
CIA Official
Karl-Otto Alberty
The killer


Georges Staquet
Fleury


Pierre Santini
Melun


Jean-François Calvé
Henri


Roland Blanche
Acconetti's henchman


Jean Bouchaud
Le Gall
Claudine Berg
Nurse


Aude Loring
Madame Ajame
Henri Gilabert


Michel Beaune
Deputy Commissioner Rouannet
Jean Launay


André Rouyer
Employee
Jean-Louis Tristan
Policeman at the protest
Jean-Pierre Moreux
Hari Vilas Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Jai Balaram Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Prabhava Vigraha Das
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Swati Devi Dasi
Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Harvey Feigenbaum
Passerby (uncredited)
George Joaquim
Hare Krishna (uncredited)


Lionel Vitrant
Accident Driver (uncredited)
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