The Marseille Contract 1974
The Marseille Contract
An important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire the services of a hitman to kill him.
An important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire the services of a hitman to kill him.
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Full Cast & Crew... John Deray / John Davos
... Steve Ventura
... Jacques Brizard
... Inspector Briac
... Rita
... Lucienne
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See All 1 Reviews27 May 2023 by CinemaSerf
Unfortunately, none of Messrs. Caine, Quinn and Mason are on very good form here. Nor do they have much of a script to work with in this rather clunky crime drama. It is Quinn ("Ventura") an official at the US Justice Department, who has been trying for years to thwart the activities of drugs baron "Brizard" (Mason) but the man proves somewhat teflon! As a last resort, he hires an unknown assassin to finally stop his nemesis. It turns out though, that the man he has inadvertently hired in none other than his old pal "Deray" (Caine). Set amongst some gorgeous Parisian and Alpine scenery, we now play out this cat and mouse game. Aside from a rather lacklustre storyline, there is also pretty little actual action to entertain us here either. Caine is absent for petty much the entire first third of the film; Mason makes for quite a good baddie - but just features all to sparingly in what rapidly becomes a rather procedural drama enlivened only by a few of the scenes from Quinn. It is an OK watch - but not a film you are likely to recall.
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Release Date:
Sep 04, 1974 (France,United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 31`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
France,United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Unfortunately, none of Messrs. Caine, Quinn and Mason are on very good form here. Nor do they have much of a script to work with in this rather clunky crime drama. It is Quinn ("Ventura") an official at the US Justice Department, who has been trying for years to thwart the activities of drugs baron "Brizard" (Mason) but the man proves somewhat teflon! As a last resort, he hires an unknown assassin to finally stop his nemesis. It turns out though, that the man he has inadvertently hired in none other than his old pal "Deray" (Caine). Set amongst some gorgeous Parisian and Alpine scenery, we now play out this cat and mouse game. Aside from a rather lacklustre storyline, there is also pretty little actual action to entertain us here either. Caine is absent for petty much the entire first third of the film; Mason makes for quite a good baddie - but just features all to sparingly in what rapidly becomes a rather procedural drama enlivened only by a few of the scenes from Quinn. It is an OK watch - but not a film you are likely to recall.
Cast & Crew of
The Marseille Contract
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... John Deray / John Davos
... Steve Ventura
... Jacques Brizard
... Inspector Briac
... Rita
... Lucienne
... Brizard's Mistress
... Calmet
... Kovakian
... Marsac
... Minierini
... Fortuit
... Kurt
... Henri
... Wilson
HP
Hella Petri... The Countess
... Lazar
... Fournier
... Sally
... Janet
Produced By
JB
Judd Bernard... Producer