Angel's Leap

– 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.

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Release Date:

29 Sep 1971

Language:

French

Director:

Yves Boisset

Writer:

Yves Boisset (adaptation), Richard Winckler (adaptation), Bernard-Paul Lallier (novel), Claude Veillot (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Jean Yanne, Senta Berger, Sterling Hayden, 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