I... For Icarus

1979 [FRENCH]

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

7
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 5025 5K

assassination conspiracy based on myths, legends or folklore scientific experiment

Plot summary

Following the assassination of President Marc Jarry, a member of the investigation committee refuses to sign off on the committee's final findings.

Director

Henri Verneuil Photo
Henri Verneuil

Top cast

Yves Montand Photo
Yves Montand as Le procureur Henri Volney
Brigitte Lahaie Photo
Brigitte Lahaie as Ursula Hoffmann, la strip-teaseuse
Georges Beller Photo
Georges Beller as Sam Kido
Georges Trillat Photo
Georges Trillat as L'inspecteur au bar 'Manhattan'
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.15 GB
1194*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 3
2.14 GB
1792*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Darbs 8 / 10

Breathtaking

The first time I saw this film, I was in shock for days afterwards. Its painstaking and absorbing treatment of the subject holds the attention, helped by good acting and some really intriguing music. The ending, quite simply, had me gasping. First rate!
Reviewed by hoschi2k 10 / 10

A brilliant, unique thriller about assassination and manipulation

First time I saw this movie was in the eighties, but reviewed now this thriller is still actual. Some newer movies focus on similar topics, but they do not match this french milestone.A president - obviously JF Kennedy - gets shot in an open car during a public appearance. The resulting huge investigation finds the "Lee Harvey Oswald" figure of this movie guilty, but one member of the jury insists in further inquiry. He reveals some surprising evidence ...Unlike Oliver Stone's JFK - a movie with the same plot - this one does not play with emotions, but concentrates in a exciting description of a conspiracy and how everything fits together, drawing a new picture of the assassination. Even a real psychological experiment is used for this explanation of the crime scene. Compared to JFK this movie is more reasonable, intelligent and thrilling. Parts of the plot can be found in a lot of newer movies, I had a kind of deja vu sometimes sitting in the cinema."I... comme Icare" is a "must see". Its unique and brilliant, and the music by Ennio Morricone is wonderful. This movie deserves a very good ranking, if it was a Hollywood production it would be famous for sure.
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