L'Attentat (1972)
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L'Attentat is a political thriller based largely on a true story (the Ben Barka affair), which recounts how the French government and the American CIA connived to have a socialist in exile murdered before he could return to his homeland and start a revolution. Darien, a French journalist (Jean-Louis Tritignant), lures his friend Sadiel (Gian Maria Volonte) from his safe refuge in Geneva to appear on an American-made TV show. In doing so he is, perhaps unwittingly, setting him up for murder. Captured at the border by the French police, Sadiel is given over to a mysterious general from another country who tortures him to try to find out who his supporters are. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michel Piccoli, Jean-Louis Trintignant, (more)
- Director(s):
- Yves Boisset
Synopsis of L'Attentat
L'Attentat is a political thriller based largely on a true story (the Ben Barka affair), which recounts how the French government and the American CIA connived to have a socialist in exile murdered before he could return to his homeland and start a revolution. Darien, a French journalist (Jean-Louis Tritignant), lures his friend Sadiel (Gian Maria Volonte) from his safe refuge in Geneva to appear on an American-made TV show. In doing so he is, perhaps unwittingly, setting him up for murder. Captured at the border by the French police, Sadiel is given over to a mysterious general from another country who tortures him to try to find out who his supporters are. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of L'Attentat
- Michel Piccoli - Kassar
- Jean Seberg - Edith
- Michel Bouquet - Lempereur
- Daniel Ivernel - Acconeti
- François Perier - Rouannet
- Karin Schubert - Sabin
- Jean-Louis Trintignant - Darien
- Gian Maria Volontè - Sadiel
- Bruno Cremer - Bourdier
- Philippe Noiret - Garcin
- Roy Scheider - Howard
- Director(s):
- Yves Boisset
- Writer(s):
- Jorge Semprun, Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina
- Producer(s):
- Yvon Guedel
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