The Vultures(1984)

60

1h 35m

  • War,
  • Comedy

Overview

April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?

Cast

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo

    Jean-Paul Belmondo

    Sergeant Pierre Augagneur

  • Michel Constantin

    Michel Constantin

    Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard

  • Jacques Villeret

    Jacques Villeret

    Brigadier Béral

  • Michel Creton

    Michel Creton

    Legionnaire Boissier

  • Marie Laforêt

    Marie Laforêt

    Hélène Laroche-Fréon

  • François Perrot

    François Perrot

    François Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank

  • Gérard Buhr

    Gérard Buhr

    Supply camp officer

  • Matthias Habich

    Matthias Habich

    Karl Brenner

  • Maurice Auzel

    Maurice Auzel

    Soldier Borzik

  • Pierre Semmler

    Pierre Semmler

    Captain Ulrich Dieterle

  • Caroline Silhol

    Caroline Silhol

    Mrs. Chanterelle

  • Michel Beaune

    Michel Beaune

    French general (uncredited)

  • Michel Berreur

    Michel Berreur

    Legionnaire (uncredited)

  • Claude Carliez

    Claude Carliez

    Legionnaire (uncredited)

  • Hans Verner

    Hans Verner

    German Colonel (uncredited)

  • Henri Verneuil

    Henri Verneuil

    Radio announcer's voice (uncredited)

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    Status

    Released (Mar 28, 1984)

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