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Summary: Abel Davis is a criminal, hunted in Italy. The police are closing in, so he and his pal Raymond arrange to flee back to France with Abel's wife, Thérèse, and their two young sons. Abel and Raymond commit a brazen robbery to get funds, killing two men; in the escape, more die. Abel arrives in Nice with the boys, calls his pals in Paris, and gets the brush-off. Reluctantly, they send a stranger, Eric Stark, to bring Abel to Paris, but he's getting the message he's on his own. Honor, friendship, and debt now count for little. What can Abel, a wanted man with two small children and only Stark as a friend, do? "Never give ground," he tells Eric, but how long can he hold to his code?
Runtime: 103 min
Production: Mondex Films
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Countries: France, Italy
Languages: French, Italian
Director Credit
Claude Sautet Director
Writer Credit
Claude Sautet Adaptation
José Giovanni Novel
Pascal Jardin Adaptation
Cast Credit
Betty Schneider La Petite Bonne
Evelyne Ker Cast
France Asselin Madame Vintran
Jean-Paul Belmondo Eric Stark
Jean-Pierre Zola Cast
Jeanne Pérez Jacqueline Chapuis
Lino Ventura Abel Davos
Marcel Dalio Arthur Gibelin
Michel Ardan Riton Vintran
Michèle Méritz Sophie Fargier
René Génin Chapuis
Sandra Milo Liliane
Simone France Therese Davos
Stan Krol Raymond
Sylvain Levignac Cast
Producer Credit
Jean Darvey Producer
Robert Amon Executive Producer
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