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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Three Men to Kill
1980 1h 33m FR
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6.1
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★6.1TMDB · 86
CrimeThrillerAction
Synopsis
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A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. The men who shot him are now after the man who helped him, in order to eliminate him as a potential witness. Soon they are killing everyone he even comes in contact with in order to get him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Alain Delon
Michel Gerfaut
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Béa
Michel Auclair
Leprince
Pascale Roberts
Mme Borel
Lyne Chardonnet
L'infirmière au dossier
Jean-Pierre Darras
Chocard
Bernard Le Coq
Gassowitz
François Perrot
Etienne Germer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jacques Deray
- Writers
- Jacques Deray, Alain Delon, Christopher Frank
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Fun facts 🍿
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Directed by Jacques Deray, shot by Jean Tournier. 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 Claude Bolling. 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 Isabel García de Herreros 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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Alain Delon and Dalila Di Lazzaro and Michel Auclair carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0081658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jacques Deray directs. Jean Tournier behind the camera. Claude Bolling scores. Isabel García de Herreros cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Jacques Deray, shot by Jean Tournier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Claude Bolling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Isabel García de Herreros shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Alain Delon and Dalila Di Lazzaro and Michel Auclair carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0081658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jean Tournier
- Original score
- Claude Bolling
- Editing
- Isabel García de Herreros
- Production design
- Jacques Brizzio
- Stunt coordinator
- Rémy Julienne
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Jacques Deray
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- UG
UGC Films
FR
- AD
Adel Productions
FR
France 2
FR
Key crew
- ProducerAlain Delon
- Production DesignJacques Brizzio
- CastingAnita Benoist
- Set DecorationPhilippe Turlure
- Art DirectionJacques Brizzio
- Costume DesignerMarie-Françoise Perochon
- Sound MixerJean Nény
- Stunt CoordinatorRémy Julienne
- EditorIsabel García de Herreros
- NovelJean-Patrick Manchette
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-11-11
Also known as
International titles
- Tři muži na zabitíCZ
- Three Men to DestroyUS
- Trois hommes à abattreFR
- Three Men to KillUS
- Tre uomini da abbattereIT
- Killer stellen sich nicht vorDE
- Троих нужно убратьRU
- Drei Männer müssen sterbenDE
- Üç Adam ÖləcəkAZ
