Nada (1974)

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Also known as Nada, The Nada Gang is a lesser effort from director Claude Chabrol. A group of European terrorists calling themselves the Nada kidnaps an American ambassador. Their hideout is besieged by a sadistic police official and his minions. Thanks to the official's eagerness to pull the trigger, everyone winds up dead, including the ambassador. The Nada Gang was based on a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, (more)

Director(s):: Claude Chabrol

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Synopsis of Nada

Complete Cast of Nada

Fabio Testi - Diaz
Mariangela Melato - Cash
Michel Aumont - Goemond
Didier Kaminka - Meyer
Viviane Romance - Gabrielle
Lyle Joyce - Ambassador

Maurice Garrel - Epaulard
Michel Duchaussoy - Marcel Treuffais
Lou Castel - D'Arey
André Falcon - Minister
Francois Perrot - Chief
Katia Romanoff - Anna

Director(s):: Claude Chabrol

Writer(s):: Claude Chabrol, Jean-Patrick Manchette

Producer(s):: André Genovès

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	Luke J.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

As my introductory film into the oeuvre of Charbol (which numbers 50+ films), I can't say that Nada lived up to his status. I have heard that he is considered the French Hitchc0ck***, and that may be so, but Nada only lives up to lesser Hitchc0ck such as The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) or Jamaica Inn. This was a passable thriller. My biggest problem is that it tries to make the viewer care about the characters--in this case, leftist-leaning kidnappers--while also opining the ills of corruption amongst French authority. It is very hard to do both well in any film; it's really too much to bite off. Hitchc0ck regularly stuck with the human story while subtly adding in social commentary but never blending both in equal parts. I would only recommend Nada to Charbol fans. In fact, I would go as far as to say that Johnny To's Breaking News is much more successful in blending both elements than Nada. ***I have had to use "0" in place of "o" so that I can actually post.

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