Is The Marseille Contract scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Marseille Contract violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Marseille Contract end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Marseille Contract easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Marseille Contract sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Marseille Contract

Name: The Marseille Contract
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action
Released: 1974
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Maurice Ronet, Alexandra Stewart

They live the sweet life but they play a game of sudden death!

Directed by Robert Parrish

Produced by Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Kettledrum Films

197491 min6.0 / 10

A gritty 1970s crime thriller about a hired assassin tasked with eliminating a politically protected drug lord in Marseille, built on moral compromise and institutional corruption.

An important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire the services of a hitman to kill him.

Clusters

Crime and Betrayal Stories Mob Double Crosses Crime and Corruption Serial Killers And Assassins Gangster Movies

Genres

Crime Thriller Action

Keywords

Drug Dealer Assassin France Paris, France Hitman Drug Trafficking Marseille, France American Embassy

Questions people ask

Is The Marseille Contract scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Marseille Contract violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does The Marseille Contract end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Marseille Contract easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Marseille Contract sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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