Objective: 500 Million
Seen it?1966 | 90 min | Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved The Blues Brothers, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS (Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian War. Marked by his past, he does not believe in the values of his country any more. At a loss to know what to do with his life, he agrees one day to take part in a heist set up by Pierre, a pilot, the very man who gave him away in Oran. The operation, in which Yo, a gorgeous woman, participates, consists in stealing a bag containing 55 million francs during a Paris-Bordeaux flight...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Bruno CremerCaptain Jean Reichau
- Marisa MellYo
- Jean-Claude RollandPierre
- Étienne BierryDouarrd
- Pierre FromontCommander
- Jean-François ChauvelFormer soldier of the uni
- D. Zimbaca
- Hong Mai ThomasDouard’s partner
- Maurice AuzelJeannot, boxer (uncredited)
- Robert BlomeBoss of the Bordeaux bistro (uncredited)