Birds of Prey (aka Le Rapace) (Blu-ray)
Iconic tough guy Lino Ventura stars in this ravishing action-thriller from author/filmmaker José Giovanni, whose hard-boiled novels Classe tous risques and Le deuxième souffle became Ventura-led screen classics. Vera Cruz, 1938. A cynical hitman known as “Le Rital” (Ventura) is hired to assassinate the head of state. Accompanied by a young revolutionary, he moves into a house opposite the presidential palace. As Le Rital awaits his target, an unlikely friendship grows between the two men. Featuring vivid Mexican landscapes and a score by François de Roubaix, this unique France-Italy-Mexico co-production (a.k.a. Le rapace) blends elements of a political thriller with a Spaghetti Western for a thoroughly entertaining genre concoction.
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
- Theatrical Trailer
- Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
- In French with Optional English Subtitles
- Jose Giovanni - Director
- Lino Ventura - Actor
- Xavier Marc - Actor
- Rosa Furman - Actor
- Aurora Clavel - Actor
- Enrique Lucero - Actor
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