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Film / 1977
Armageddon
Directed by
Alain Jessua
After years of poverty, Carrier, a repairman, inherits a large sum of money upon his brother's death in an accident. Now rich, he decides it is time to make his mark and be known at any cost. Becoming more and more mentally unstable, he begins to threaten police and the government signing his tracts, "Armaguedon". A detective from Interpol heads the investigation and prepares a trap at an international conference of world leaders in Paris.
The story
After years of poverty, Carrier, a repairman, inherits a large sum of money upon his brother's death in an accident. Now rich, he decides it is time to make his mark and be known at any cost. Becoming more and more mentally unstable, he begins to threaten police and the government signing his tracts, "Armaguedon". A detective from Interpol heads the investigation and prepares a trap at an international conference of world leaders in Paris.
Cast
Alain DelonDr. Michel Ambrose
Jean YanneLouis Carrier
Renato SalvatoriAlbert
Marie DéaGisèle Valin
Michel CretonBob
Robert DalbanLe chauffeur de taxi
Gabriel CattandJimmy Laurent
Guy Saint-JeanDupré
Fernand GuiotLe policier à Ostende
Georges RiquierUn membre de la préfecture de police
Alan AdairLe ministre anglais de l'Industrie
Claudine BergLa logeuse de Carrier
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Rosario BorelliLe policier italien
Philippe CheminLe prostitué belge
Michèle CottaLa journaliste TV
Anna GaylorLa vendeuse de télévisions
Bertrand De HautefortLe premier Ministre
Jeanne HervialeLa tenancière de l'hôtel d'Ostende
Susanna JavicoliGabriela
Dudley JonesWood
Jean-Jacques Lagarde
Gino LavagettoCommissaire Sampieri
Monique Martiala secrétaire de Scotland Yard
Michel DuchaussoyInspecteur Jacques Vivien
Régis PorteL'ouvreur de la salle de spectacle
Tony Ripoll
Tony RödelHessen, un responsable Interpol
Alan RossettLe commissaire américain
Virginie Solenn
Nadia VerineL'agent immobilier
Jacques PisiasUn inspecteur chez Gisèle Valin (uncredited)
Claude PascadelUn reporter (uncredited)
Roger MuniLe reporter à l'imperméable (uncredited)
Jean-Paul MuelLa mari de Simone (uncredited)
Roland MaletUn CRS (uncredited)
Yvonne LegrandLa vieille spectatrice évacuée (uncredited)
Michel BonnetUn ouvreur de la salle de spectacle (uncredited)
Francis André-LouxUn enquêteur à Nice (uncredited)
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