The Assassination

Name: The Assassination
Genre: Thriller, History
Released: 1972-10-04
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Piccoli, Jean Seberg, Gian Maria Volonté, Michel Bouquet

L'Attentat (1972)

2:03 (123 min)

Thriller, History

France, Germany, Italy

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Actors and characters

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Production

AMLF, Corona Filmproduktion, Sancrosiap

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Director

Scenario

Composer

Producer

Giuliani G. De Negri

All team (15)

Actors

Jean-Louis Trintignant

François Darien

Colonel Kassar

Edith Lemoine

Sadiel

Lempereur

Michel Vigneau

Daniel Ivernel

Antoine Acconetti

Philippe Noiret

Pierre Garcin

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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The kidnapping scene was filmed in the very same “Lipp” restaurant from which Ben Barka was kidnapped on October 29, 1965.
The film’s producers and director Yves Boisset secured all the necessary permits for filming, but the police did everything they could to hinder the shoot.
The original title translates to "The Attempt".