The Outside Man
After fulfilling a contract killing in Los Angeles, a French hit man becomes the target of a hit himself and tries to flee back to Paris.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Released
- 1972
- Country
- France, Italy, United States
Details
Release year: 1972
Storyline
After fulfilling a contract killing in Los Angeles, a French hit man becomes the target of a hit himself and tries to flee back to Paris.
Top credits
Jean-Louis Trintignant — Lucien Bellon
Ann-Margret — Nancy Robson
Roy Scheider — Lenny
Angie Dickinson — Jackie Kovacs
Did you know
• According to Jackie Earle Haley, when Jean-Louis Trintignant slaps him in the face, Trintignant really slapped him hard. Two takes were filmed and Trintignant slapped for real both times.
• The French crew came to Los Angeles to prepare another movie, but the project collapsed. They decided to do a movie anyway, so the script for this film was written in 12 days and shot while the crew's work visas were still valid.
• The production rented an estate in Beverly Hills to house the crew. It had previously belonged to Greta Garbo and then to Jean Negulesco.
User reviews
" Fear the past, . . . it's catching up with you from the Dark "
A Potential Cult Classic
To call this one 'strange' would be an understatement...
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
