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The Albatross

A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.

1h 32m1971TMDb 7.2

CrimeThriller

French

Crew and Cast

Jean-Pierre MockyJean-Pierre MockyDirector · Stef TasselMarion GameMarion GamePaula CavalierPaul MüllerPaul MüllerPresident Ernest CavalierAndré Le GallAndré Le GallCouncilor Lucien GrimmRené-Jean ChauffardRené-Jean ChauffardCommissioner GaberFrancis TerzianFrancis TerzianBiker Martial
Jean-Marie RichierPoirier · biker
Robert BerriGuardian's friendDominique ZardiDominique ZardiPaula's attackerMarcel PérèsMarcel PérèsPiersonMichel BertayMichel BertayMazeran
Roger CorbeauHébrardMichel DelahayeMichel DelahayePrison directorRudy LenoirRudy LenoirSupermarket guardRoger LumontRoger LumontPharmacist
Agostino VascoPaula's attacker
Thérèse AsparMadame Pierson
Emmanuelle ClovePaula's attacker
Françoise HekkingTramp at the station
Pierre BenedettiCavalier man
Pierre DurouDriver of the van
Mario WalterCaptain of the gendarmerie
Jacques LévyMaître BaudouinLuc AndrieuxLuc AndrieuxUn gendarme
Edgar BaumRaphaël DelpardRaphaël DelpardUn homme à la permanence
Séverin FrankielMarcel GassoukMarcel GassoukL'abbé sur la route
Léonard Guillain
Michel Norman

Storyline

A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.

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Info

Original title
L'Albatros
Status
Released
Released
8 September 1971
Runtime
1h 32m
TMDB score
7.2 / 10 (16 votes)

Production

Director
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Writers
Jean-Pierre Mocky, Raphaël Delpard, Claude Veillot
Studios
Profilm, Balzac Films, Belstar Productions
Countries
France

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French