The Outside Man

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The Outside Man ★★ Un Homme Est Mort 1973 (PG)

A French hit man is called to Los Angeles to knock off a crime boss, which he does. But then an American hit man is hired to do in the Frenchman. The climatic showdown is set around the crime boss' body, which happens to be embalmed in a sitting position. Decidely offbeat. 104m/C VHS . FR Jean-Louis Trintignant, Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Angie Dickinson, Georgia Engel, Carlo De Mejo, Umberto Orsini, Ted de Corsia, Felice Orlandi, John Hillerman; D: Jacques Deray.

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