Backfire (1964 film)
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| Directed by | Jean Becker |
| Produced by | Paul-Edmond Decharme |
| Screenplay by |
Jean Becker Maurice Fabre Didier Goulard Luis Marquina Claude Sautet dialogue Daniel Boulanger |
| Based on | the novel by Clet Coroner |
| Starring |
Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean Seberg Enrico Maria Salerno |
| Music by |
Grégorio García Ségura Martial Solal |
| Cinematography | Edmond Séchan |
| Edited by | Monique Kirsanoff |
Production company |
Capotole Movies South Pacific Films |
| Distributed by |
CCFC (France) Royal Films International (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,007,088 admissions (France)[1] |
Backfire (French: Échappement libre, Italian: Scappamento aperto, Spanish: A escape libre) is a 1964 French crime film directed by Jean Becker, which stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, reuniting for the first time since Breathless (1960).
Plot
A criminal organisation offers a Parisian man, David, $10,000 to transport a car across Europe. They tell him little about it except that drugs are not involved. He is accompanied by a photographer Olga.
David discovers he is smuggling gold. The two travel to Beirut then Damascus. They fall in love and David wants the gold for himself.
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as David Ladislas
- Jean Seberg as Olga Celan
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Mario
- Gert Fröbe as Fehrman
- Renate Ewert as Comtesse
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Van Houde
- Diana Lorys as Rosetta
- Fernando Rey as le policier libanais
- Wolfgang Preiss as Grenner
- Michel Beaune as Daniel
- Roberto Camardiel as Stephanidès
- Fernando Sancho as Ylmaz
- Giacomo Furia as Nino
Production
The film was made by the same team who had produced Banana Peel (1963).
It was to have starred Jean Louis Trintignant but he withdrew and was replaced by Belmondo.[2]
Filming took place from February 10 to April 7, 1964. Costa Gravas was an assistant director.[1]
Reception
The film was the 19th most popular movie at the French box office in 1964.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Box office information for Backfire". Box Office Story. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Coates-Smith, Michael; McGee, Garry (4 May 2012). The Films of Jean Seberg. McFarland. p. 89.
- ↑ "1964 French box office". Box Office Story. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Backfire at the Internet Movie Database
- Backfire at Le Film Guide
- Backfire at Uni France
- Review of film at New York Times