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Farewell, Friend

1968 · 115 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic heist thriller where two mismatched men are trapped together, forcing an uneasy alliance amid shifting loyalties.

Directed by
Jean Herman
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Alain Delon, Charles Bronson, Olga Georges-Picot
Tagline
The only one to help him is his enemy.
Overview
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become locked in during a holiday weekend as they attempt to crack the safe's combination.

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Directed by
Jean Herman
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Alain Delon, Charles Bronson, Olga Georges-Picot
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • crime
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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crime, action, thriller
Directed by
Jean Herman
Written by
Jean Herman, Sébastien Japrisot
Starring
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Cinematography
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