Angel's Leap

Name: Angel's Leap
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1971-09-29
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5.90
Cast: Jean Yanne, Sterling Hayden, Senta Berger, Raymond Pellegrin

– In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 35 Minutes

Release Year:

1971

Original Name:

Le saut de l'ange

Angel's Leap (1971) - Also known as Le saut de l'ange

In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne) has retired to a Thailand plantation with an Asian wife and child. Back in Marseilles, however, because a no-holds-barred gang war has broken out, Louis' large collateral family is wiped out, and he is family are slated for destruction.

Producing Country:

Italy, France

Filming Locations:

Marseille

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Release Date:

29 Sep 1971

Language:

French

Directed by:

Yves Boisset

Story Written By:

Bernard-Paul Lallier, Richard Winckler, Yves Boisset, Claude Veillot

Main Actors:

Jean Yanne, Sterling Hayden, Senta Berger, Raymond Pellegrin

Plot:

The electoral battle is raging in Marseilles. The Corsican Clan, under the rule of the Orsini family, is being challenged by the next generation, younger gangsters who support the candidature of Forestier, an estate promoter. To ensure his election and to get his hands on the city, Forestier stops at nothing and has the Orsini brothers liquidated one by one. During this clearing operation, a little girl is accidentally shot. Her father, Louis Orsini, a former mercenary, decides to take revenge...

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.9/10