If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.
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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The film's tagline is: "If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you."
The original title is "Un homme est mort" (FR).
The runtime is 111 minutes (1h 51m).
It was a co-production between: France, Italy.
The film was directed by Jacques Deray.
The screenplay was written by Ian McLellan Hunter and Jean-Claude Carrière.
The score was composed by Michel Legrand.
Cinematography was handled by Terry K. Meade.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0070083.
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Un homme est mort
Released
PG
Français, English
France, Italy
