The Albatross
7.219
16 Reviews
1971
1h 32min
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
Storyline
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
Released
September 1971
Runtime
1h 32min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Profilm, Balzac Films, Belstar Productions
Cast
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Stef Tassel
Marion Game
Paula Cavalier
Paul Müller
President Ernest Cavalier
André Le Gall
Councilor Lucien Grimm
René-Jean Chauffard
Commissioner Gaber
Francis Terzian
Biker Martial
Jean-Marie Richier
Poirier, biker
Robert Berri
Guardian's friend
Dominique Zardi
Paula's attacker
Marcel Pérès
Pierson
Michel Bertay
Mazeran
Roger Corbeau
Hébrard
Michel Delahaye
Prison director
Rudy Lenoir
Supermarket guard
Roger Lumont
Pharmacist
Agostino Vasco
Paula's attacker
Thérèse Aspar
Madame Pierson
Emmanuelle Clove
Paula's attacker
Françoise Hekking
Tramp at the station
Pierre Benedetti
Cavalier man
Pierre Durou
Driver of the van
Mario Walter
Captain of the gendarmerie
Jacques Lévy
Maître Baudouin
Luc Andrieux
Un gendarme
Edgar Baum
(uncredited)
Raphaël Delpard
Un homme à la permanence (uncredited)
Séverin Frankiel
(uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk
L'abbé sur la route (uncredited)
Léonard Guillain
(uncredited)
Michel Norman
(uncredited)
Jacques Pfend
(uncredited)
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