The Outsider

1983 1h 40m FR

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6.8

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6.4

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★6.8TMDB · 230★6.4IMDB · 3,595

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Synopsis

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Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Commissaire divisionnaire Philippe Jordan
Henry Silva
Sauveur Meccacci
Carlos Sotto Mayor
Livia Maria Dolores, prostituée
Pierre Vernier
L'inspecteur Rojinski
Maurice Barrier
« Tonton »
Claude Brosset
Antonio Baldi, gâchette de Meccacci
Tchéky Karyo
Francis Pierron
Jacques Maury
Maître Cappa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Deray
Writers: Jean Herman, Jacques Deray, Michel Audiard
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Directed by Jacques Deray, shot by Xaver Schwarzenberger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Henry Silva and Carlos Sotto Mayor carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jacques Deray directs. Xaver Schwarzenberger behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Albert Jurgenson cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Jacques Deray, shot by Xaver Schwarzenberger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean-Paul Belmondo and Henry Silva and Carlos Sotto Mayor carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0085900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.