Angel's Leap
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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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Le saut de l'ange |
| Year | 1971 |
| Country | France, Italy |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Director | Yves Boisset |
| Runtime | 95 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (16 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs a stark contrast between tropical serenity and underworld brutality, relying on the classic revenge plot to explore the inescapability of one's past. The pacing is deliberate, focusing on the protagonist's forced return to a world of violence.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of grim fatalism and the high cost of a clean break. The final frames resonate with quiet, devastating inevitability. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Yves Boisset
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Watch in a subdued evening light, prepared for a methodical and gritty crime story.
🎭 Cast
Jean Yanne
Louis Orsini
Senta Berger
Sylvaine Orsini
Sterling Hayden
Mason / Custer
Raymond Pellegrin
Diego Alvarez
Gordon Mitchell
Henry Di Fusco
Claude Cerval
Marc Orsini
Daniel Ivernel
Le commissaire Pedrinelli
Giancarlo Sbragia
Forestier
Michel Rocher
L'officier de police à Melun
Sophie Boudet
Lee
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