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The Outside Man

1972·111 min

The Outside Man

Directed by Jacques Deray

CrimeThriller

A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

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Jean-Louis Trintignant

Lucien Bellon

Nancy Robson

Lenny

Angie Dickinson

Jackie Kovacs

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Silvano Ippoliti

Director of Photography

Jean-Claude Carrière

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Ian McLellan Hunter

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What is The Outside Man about?

The Outside Man (1972) is about a French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

Who directed The Outside Man?

Jacques Deray directed The Outside Man (1972).

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