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Three Men to Kill

1980 · 93 min

A cool, paranoid thriller that tightens like a vise, with a stoic hero and sudden violence.

Directed by
Jacques Deray
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
Overview
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been shot. The men who shot him are now after the man who helped him, in order to eliminate him as a potential witness. Soon they are killing everyone he even comes in contact with in order to get him.

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Directed by
Jacques Deray
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 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
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller, action
Directed by
Jacques Deray
Written by
Alain Delon, Christopher Frank, Jacques Deray
Starring
Alain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michel Auclair, Pascale Roberts, Lyne Chardonnet, Jean-Pierre Darras, Bernard Le Coq, François Perrot
Music
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Cinematography
Jean Tournier
Runtime
93 min
Country
France
Languages
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