Flic Story (1975)

Directed by

Jacques Deray

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police detective spends nine years tracking a dangerous gangster and murderer. The film follows the detective's relentless pursuit and the criminal's attempts to evade capture.

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What happens

Flic Story is a French crime thriller released on 1 October 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine-year pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson, who was executed on 28 February 1956. Directed by Jacques Deray, the film stars Alain Delon and Jean-Louis Trintignant as Borniche and Buisson respectively, supported by Claudine Auger and André Pousse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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