The Marseille Contract (The Destructors) (1974)
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42% of users liked it
(68 ratings)
Set in the City of Light, this crime melodrama chronicles the attempts of a US drug agent to stop a major drug-lord. Though the agent realizes his three predecessors have been assassinated, and that the French government doesn't necessarily approve of the Yank's harassment of a French… More Set in the City of Light, this crime melodrama chronicles the attempts of a US drug agent to stop a major drug-lord. Though the agent realizes his three predecessors have been assassinated, and that the French government doesn't necessarily approve of the Yank's harassment of a French citizen, he is determined to succeed. Then a Parisian cop quietly suggests that Anthony Quinn himself hire an assassin to kill the drug lord. He thinks about it long and hard, before agreeing to it. Later he is shocked to learn that the assassin is an old war buddy. The hit man then works overtime to cozy up to the criminal and earn his trust. While he is doing that, the agent learns that events have changed and he must capture the drug lord alive. Unfortunately, he must first find a way to call off the professional killer before it is too late. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Parrish
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 1, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
With enough clichés to fill the Seine.
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Cast
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Anthony Quinn
as Steve Ventura
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Michael Caine
as Deray
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Georges Beller
as Minieri
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Marcel Bozzuffi
as Calmet
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Jerry Brouer
as Kurt
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Vernon Dobtcheff
as Lazar
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Patrick Floersheim
as Kovakian
- Billy Kearns
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Martine Kelly
as Janet
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Maureen Kerwin
as Lucianne
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Georges Lycan
as Henri
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Charles Millot
as The Butler
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Gene Moskowitz
as Cardplayer
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Hella Petri
as Countess
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Maurice Ronet
as Briac
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Catherine Rouvel
as Brizard's Mistress
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Pierre Salinger
as Williams
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Alexandra Stewart
as Rita
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James Mason
as Brizard
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Sam White
as Cardplayer
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Jean-Louis Fortuit
as Fortuit
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John Rico
as The Informer
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André Oumansky
as Marsac
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Pierre Koulak
as Wilson
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Ed Marcus
as Detective Fargas
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Robert Rondo
as Matthews
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Barbara Somers
as Sally
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Diane Zura
as The Girl
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James Jones
as Cardplayer
