Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as François Darien
Michel Piccoli
as Colonel Kassar
Jean Seberg
as Edith Lemoine
Gian Maria Volonté
as Sadiel
Michel Bouquet
as Lempereur
Bruno Cremer
as Michel Vigneau
Daniel Ivernel
as Antoine Acconetti
Philippe Noiret
as Pierre Garcin
François Périer
as René Rouannat
Roy Scheider
as Michael Howard
Jacques François
as Lestienne
Jean Bouise
as French Officer
