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.

1972•1h 51m•6.2/10

CrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(59)

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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Production

Les Productions Artistes Associés, Mondial Televisione Film, Cité Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Rico Cattani

Rico Cattani

Butler

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Victor

Ed Greenberg

Hitchhiker

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Eric

Philippa Harris

Salesgirl

John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Department Store Manager

Jon Korkes

First Hawk

Connie Kreski

Connie Kreski

Rosie

Ben Piazza

Ben Piazza

Desk Clerk

Alex Rocco

Alex Rocco

Miller

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