The story sets in Marseill in the seventies. Di Fusco (G. Mitchell) engaged as killer by Forestier (G. C. Sbragia) kills Marc Orsini his own rivals in the oncoming general elections. Another of Orsini's brother, Luis, still lives in Thailand. Apparently he has severed every link with his "mafiosa" family. Anyway Di Fusco is sent there all the same to kill him who is Forestier's latest possible rival in elections, but reaching the place, he mistakes Orsini for his wife and kills her. Luis at once spreads his followers all over the country to locate the killer. Di Fusco is caught and forced to reveal the name of the instigator. Luis leaves immediately for Europe intending to harm Forestier by himself even if he doesn't know him. In Marseill he meets Mason, an officer in FBI and moreover an old friend of him, who is just cooperating with the local police about the murder of Orsini. He tries to persuade Luis to leave off because Forestier is tough guy, firmly tied up with politics and police. But Luis doesn't pay attention and tries to find Alvarez (R. Pellegrin), the right-hand man of Forestier. After finding him he orders his Thais adepts to stab him. Not later they are killed in a police shooting. Meanwhile Luis succeeds in finding Forestier and this one threatened with death, says that the murderer is Silvane (S. Berger), the wife of Marc Orsini, that thinks she could have the heritage of her husband. At the end Luis meets the woman and forced her to give herself up to the police but she not to fall into the hands of the law, kills herself.
A French detective story directed by Yves Boisse, rich in rhythm and played with a masterly skill by a group of actors mostly of French origin. The only foreign actors are Gordon Mitchell, Senta Berger and G. Carlo Sbragia. Mitchell seems to be there by chance, maybe because the film is an Italian-French co-production, since in that time the actor was living in Italy. The dialogues are played in French language and the only actor speaking English is Mitchell himself, who however has an Italian-American accent, that which the dubbing of the Italian production wanted him to have. Regarding to the dubbing I think that the synchronization is quite weak and the accent of the actors often sham. I suggest to watch the original film which probably, has the direct sound, for those who can understand French of course. At the 14th minute (from the beginning) when a Willis jeep runs, we see on board Luis, Mason and a Chinese guy. Watching thoroughly, we notice that the scene is obtained by a documentary or by a repertory image since the passengers in the car are not those we know and moreover the third passenger isn't a Chinese but a mulatto (man).
A French detective story directed by Yves Boisse, rich in rhythm and played with a masterly skill by a group of actors mostly of French origin. The only foreign actors are Gordon Mitchell, Senta Berger and G. Carlo Sbragia. Mitchell seems to be there by chance, maybe because the film is an Italian-French co-production, since in that time the actor was living in Italy. The dialogues are played in French language and the only actor speaking English is Mitchell himself, who however has an Italian-American accent, that which the dubbing of the Italian production wanted him to have. Regarding to the dubbing I think that the synchronization is quite weak and the accent of the actors often sham. I suggest to watch the original film which probably, has the direct sound, for those who can understand French of course. At the 14th minute (from the beginning) when a Willis jeep runs, we see on board Luis, Mason and a Chinese guy. Watching thoroughly, we notice that the scene is obtained by a documentary or by a repertory image since the passengers in the car are not those we know and moreover the third passenger isn't a Chinese but a mulatto (man).