The Outside Man

"If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you."

1972 1h 51m FR

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★6.1TMDB · 64

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Synopsis

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A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

“If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.”

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Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant
Lucien Bellon
Ann-Margret
Nancy Robson
Roy Scheider
Lenny
Angie Dickinson
Jackie Kovacs
Georgia Engel
Jane
Felice Orlandi
Anderson
Carlo De Mejo
Karl
Michel Constantin
Antoine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jacques Deray
Writers: Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray, Ian McLellan Hunter
Languages: French, English
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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4 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ann-Margret and Roy Scheider carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jacques Deray directs. Terry K. Meade behind the camera. Michel Legrand scores. William K. Chulack cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Jacques Deray, shot by Terry K. Meade. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Legrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William K. Chulack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ann-Margret and Roy Scheider carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.".
9IMDB entry: tt0070083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.