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The Outside Man

The Outside Man

If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.

19726.21h 51m

Overview

A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

Directed by Jacques Deray
Written by Jacques Deray, Jean-Claude Carrière, Ian McLellan Hunter
Produced by Jacques Bar
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Top Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Lucien Bellon

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Nancy Robson

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Lenny

Angie Dickinson

Angie Dickinson

Jackie Kovacs

Georgia Engel

Georgia Engel

Jane

Felice Orlandi

Felice Orlandi

Anderson

Carlo De Mejo

Carlo De Mejo

Karl

Michel Constantin

Michel Constantin

Antoine

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Alex

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Second Hawk

Themes & Keywords

paris, francehitmangangstermobsterlos angeles, californiavenice beach, californiafrench noir

About The Outside Man

The Outside Man is a crime, thriller film released in 1972 exploring themes of paris, france, hitman, gangster, mobster, los angeles, california, venice beach, california. Directed by Jacques Deray, it stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider. A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

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