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The Marseille Contract

"They live the sweet life but they play a game of sudden death!"

User Score36 votes
59%5.9/10
Release1974
Runtime1H 31M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased

Synopsis

An important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire the services of a hitman to kill him.

Principal Cast8

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Media11

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Director

Robert Parrish

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Box Office

Budget$2M

Certification

PG

Keywords

drug dealerassassinfranceparis, francehitmandrug traffickingmarseille, franceamerican embassy

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

Unfortunately, none of Messrs. Caine, Quinn and Mason are on very good form here. Nor do they have much of a script to work with in this rather clunky crime drama. It is Quinn ("Ventura") an official at the US Justice Department, who has been trying for years to thwart the activities of drugs baron "Brizard" (Mason) but the man proves somewhat teflon! As a last resort, he hires an unknown assassin to finally stop his nemesis. It turns out though, that the man he has inadvertently hired in none other than his old pal "Deray" (Caine). Set amongst some gorgeous Parisian and Alpine scenery, we now play out this cat and mouse game. Aside from a rather lacklustre storyline, there is also pretty little actual action to entertain us here either. Caine is absent for petty much the entire first third of the film; Mason makes for quite a good baddie - but just features all to sparingly in what rapidly becomes a rather procedural drama enlivened only by a few of the scenes from Quinn. It is an OK watch - but not a film you are likely to recall.

May 27, 2023

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Countries:FranceUnited Kingdom
Production:Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques FrançaisesKettledrum Films