| Action Man | |
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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Alphonse Boudard |
| Produced by | Raymond Danon |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
| Edited by | Henri Taverna |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
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| Distributed by | Comacico |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Language | French |
Action Man (French:Le Soleil des voyous,lit. "The Sun of Thieves";Italian:Il più grande colpo del secolo, lit. "Heist of the Century") is a 1967 French–Italiancrimethriller film directed byJean Delannoy.[1][2]
The movie screened at the Venice Film Festival.[3]
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Denis Ferrand (Jean Gabin), a retired gangster in his sixties, whiles away his days with his wife Marie-Jeanne on a peaceful countryside estate. He is the owner of the quiet Domino bar, managed by Betty (Margaret Lee), and an inn named La Chaumière.
Ferrand's attention is caught by the Crédit Industriel du Nord bank office across the street from his bar. He keeps a watchful eye on all the comings and goings at the bank, learning the date when a security convoy is due to arrive with the pay for nuclear power plant workers in nearby Farville. Out of boredom and longing for his life of crime, Ferrand works out a plan for a robbery. While he is fine-tuning his idea, he receives an unexpected visit from Jim Beckley (Robert Stack). An old friend of Ferrand's fromSaigon, Beckley is seeking refuge from a smuggling gang. Ferrand decides to kill two birds with one stone: provide shelter for Beckley and employ him in his heist plan.
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