L'Alpagueur

L'Alpagueur

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Philippe Labro
Written by Philippe Labro
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Bruno Cremer
Music by Michel Colombier
Cinematography Jean Penzer
Distributed by Cerito film
Release date
 March 25, 1976
Running time
 110 min.
Language French
Box office 1,533,183 admissions (France)[1]

L'Alpagueur is a film adaptation of the original scenario from Philippe Labro directed by him and featuring Jean-Paul Belmondo in the title role and Bruno Cremer as L'Epervier.

The film was also known as Hunter Will Get You.

Released in 1976 and considered as a typical French thriller from the 1970s, it is one of many Belmondo's movie where he is playing the title role. Like in Le Magnifique, L'Incorrigible or Le Marginal, Belmondo is the real star of the show, playing a solitary character and pursuing bad guys. The score from Michel Colombier is typical from this period, mixing piano, modern rhythms and brass instruments.

Plot

As one of the character is saying at the beginning of the movie:

L'alpagueur c'est un chasseur de tête, c'est un mercenaire, un marginal. L'alpagueur c'est l'astuce qu'a trouvé un haut fonctionnaire pour passer au-dessus de la routine policière.

The alpagueur is a head hunter, a mercenary, a marginal. The alpagueur is a trick made up by a state employee to be above the cop's routine.

Originally a deer hunter, l'Alpagueur became a head hunter working for the police, paid by them with money stolen from criminals. The main plot revolves around l'Alpagueur's pursuit of l'Épervier, (Sparrowhawk) a bank robber and an assassin, who kills whoever sees him commit a crime. His technique is to pay a young and naive man to be his accomplice and kill him right after. One of his accomplices, Costa Valdez, is only wounded during one of his hold ups, and with his help, l'Alpagueur manages to find l'Épervier at the end.

Cast

Reception

The film was the 19th highest earning film of the year in France with 1,533,183 admissions.[2]

References

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