Le Rapace = Birds of Prey

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In 1938, ‘Le Rital’ is on his way to Mexico. This is not a pleasure trip. ‘Le Rital’ is a mercenary with a mission to kill the president of a South American country and to replace him with the grand-son of the former leader.

Credits: Producer, Paul Cadeac ; director, Jose Giovanni ; writer, Joser Giovanni ; photography, Pierre Petit ; music, Francois de Roubaix.
Cast: Lino Ventura, Rosa Furman, Xavier Marc, Aurora Clavel, Augusto Benides.

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Credits

director

Jose Giovanni

producer

Paul Cadeac

Duration

01:45:00:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000452

Languages

English

French

Subject category

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

Wikidata

Q3226248

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France, 1968

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