Objective: 500 Million

Story

Synopsis

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...

Director

Pierre Schoendoerffer

Writers

Pierre Schoendoerffer, Jorge Semprún

Language

French

Country

France, Italy

Release date

29 June 1966

Ensemble

Cast

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  Bruno Cremer

  Captain Jean Reichau

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  Marisa Mell

  Yo

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  Jean-Claude Rolland

  Pierre

• 

  Étienne Bierry

  Douarrd

• Pierre Fromont

  Commander

• Jean-François Chauvel

  Former soldier of the uni

• D. Zimbaca

• Hong Mai Thomas

  Douard’s partner

• 

  Maurice Auzel

  Jeannot, boxer (uncredited)

• 

  Robert Blome

  Boss of the Bordeaux bistro (uncredited)

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  Henri Guégan

  Customer at the Halles bistro (uncredited)