Plot (1972)
- Original title
- L'Attentat
- Directed by
- Yves Boisset
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French politician vanishes in Paris, and a journalist tries to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. The investigation points to a conspiracy involving the police and intelligence agencies.
suspensefulpoliticaltenseparanoidgrittyconspiratorialserious
What happens
The Assassination (French: L'Attentat, lit. 'The Attack') is a 1972 French-Italian political thriller film directed by Yves Boisset. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonté, and Roy Scheider. It was released in the U.S. as The French Conspiracy in an attempt to capitalize on Scheider having starred in the Oscar-winning action thriller The French Connection the year prior. The film was inspired by the 1965 disappearance of Moroccan nationalist politician Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris. Shortly after his death, it emerged that Ben Barka had been abducted by French police, leading to speculation of a plot between Moroccan agents, French intelligence, and the CIA. The Assassination was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Illegal (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.