The Assassination
1972Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
Acted in
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as François Darien
Michel Piccoli
as Colonel Kassar
Jean Seberg
as Edith Lemoine
Gian Maria Volonté
as Sadiel
Michel Bouquet
as Lempereur
Bruno Cremer
as Michel Vigneau
Daniel Ivernel
as Antoine Acconetti
Philippe Noiret
as Pierre Garcin
François Périer
as René Rouannat
Roy Scheider
as Michael Howard
Jacques François
as Lestienne
Jean Bouise
as French Officer
Denis Manuel
as Azam
Marc Mazza
as Captain Lardy
Jacques Richard
as Acconetti's henchman
Karin Schubert
as Sabine
Nigel Davenport
as CIA Official
Karl-Otto Alberty
as The killer
Georges Staquet
as Fleury
Pierre Santini
as Melun
Jean-François Calvé
as Henri
Roland Blanche
as Acconetti's henchman
Jean Bouchaud
as Le Gall
Claudine Berg
as Nurse
Aude Loring
as Madame Ajame
Henri Gilabert
Michel Beaune
as Deputy Commissioner Rouannet
Jean Launay
André Rouyer
as Employee
Jean-Louis Tristan
as Policeman at the protest
Jean-Pierre Moreux
Hari Vilas Das
as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Jai Balaram Das
as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Prabhava Vigraha Das
as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Swati Devi Dasi
as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Harvey Feigenbaum
as Passerby (uncredited)
George Joaquim
as Hare Krishna (uncredited)
Lionel Vitrant
as Accident Driver (uncredited)