The Inheritor

1973 1h 52m FR

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 97

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Synopsis

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After his father is killed in a plane crash, Bart Cordell returns back home to France to claim his inheritance: to lead the industrial empire his father built. But when a prostitute tries to set him up for a drug smuggling charge, he is forced to accept that his father may have been assassinated and that the killers are out to get him as well...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Bart Cordell
Carla Gravina
Liza Rocquencourt
Jean Rochefort
Le nonce (André Berthier)
Charles Denner
David Loweinstein
Jean Desailly
Jean-Pierre Carnavan
Jean Martin
Mgr. Schneider
Maurice Garrel
Brayen
Pierre Grasset
Pierre Delmas

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe Labro
Writers: Philippe Labro
Languages: French, Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philippe Labro, shot by Jean Penzer. 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 Michel Colombier. 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 Claude Barrois 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-Paul Belmondo and Carla Gravina and Jean Rochefort carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Philippe Labro directs. Jean Penzer behind the camera. Michel Colombier scores. Claude Barrois cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French, Italian.

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153 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Philippe Labro, shot by Jean Penzer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Claude Barrois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean-Paul Belmondo and Carla Gravina and Jean Rochefort carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0068724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.