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The Outside Man

The Outside Man

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The Outside Man

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

1972

1h 51m

6.1(64 votes)

Crime

Thriller

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.

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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Jacques Deray
Written by: Jacques Deray
Jean-Claude Carrière
Produced by: Jacques Bar

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