The Marseille Contract (1974)

Directed by

Robert Parrish

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American agent hires an assassin to take down a French drug baron. The killer he chooses is an old friend.

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What happens

The Marseille Contract (released in the US as The Destructors) is a 1974 British thriller film directed by Robert Parrish. Its stars are Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason. Set in France, the story concerns an American agent attempting to bring down a French drug baron by hiring an assassin who turns out to be an old friend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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