The Outside Man

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The Outside Man

PG

1972

1h 44m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A waitress (Ann-Margret) helps a French hit man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) on the run from another hit man in Los Angeles.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Apr 16, 2021

Perfect casting for Trintignant as a French hitman imported to America and efficiently executing his contract, only to discover that there appears to be a contract out on him.

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Elston Brooks

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Apr 16, 2021

It is so amateur, so badly paced, so incredibly acted, so ridiculously padded, that The Outside Man" almost becomes memorable - with viewers wondering how anyone could have so ludicrously botched such a hands-down assignment.

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Perry Stewart

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Apr 16, 2021

A pretty fair pursuit melodrama for about 45 of its 104 minutes After that you might try strolling out to the lobby and watching the candy counter girls baste the hot dogs.

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Richard T. Jameson

Parallax View

Apr 16, 2021

The Outside Man is a lifeless movie, bereft even of cult interest.

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Dennis Schwartz

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Aug 27, 2001

B

The story might be slight, but the acting by Trintignant is just right...

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Max M

@Househuntermax Oct 16, 2026

The action scenes lack some energy to them, but it’s still a pretty good crime movie. Recommend.

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Ed .

@RT01276001 Aug 29, 2025

I'm glad that Roy Scheider spared Georgia Engel's life. Compare Engel's role here with Sally Struther's in The Getaway, then let's discuss.

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delysid d

@RT67044741 Feb 15, 2022

great movie that's up there with the 7ups, french connection, etx.

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Aug 8, 2019

The seriousness/drollness of our leading man is comically juxtaposed with bizarre scenarios and cartoonishly idiotic supporting characters.

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Jan 3, 2015

Not bad, not great, thriller with a high quality cast and a very 70's look. Decent blend of action and personal drama. Ann-Margret, deeply tanned and strawberry blonde, looks astonishingly beautiful.

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Oct 19, 2010

More then expected for this intelligent French-American crime drama. Shot in Los Angeles, a hired French hit man by a Los Angeles mob family finds himself the subject of a hitman himself. A bit off-beat (unconventional) French directed movie, the French seem to invade Los Angeles and start shooting things up near the end of the film with their American gang counterparts at a bizarre funeral. Be sure to wait for deceased, its worth waiting for and a bit amusing as well. Roy Scheider (Jaws) excellent as always, stars with French actor and hired hitman Jean-Louis Trintignant along with a few well established medium grade "stars" of the time such as Ann-Margret, Angie Dickenson. A cat and mouse thriller from back street alleys to mansions. *************************************** CAST Angie Dickinson Roy Scheider Ann Margaret Jean-Louis Trintignant CREW Producer: Jacques Bar Editor: William K. Chulack Director: Jacques Deray Screenplay: Jacques Deray Editor: Henri Lanoe Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carriere Screenplay: Ian McLellan Hunter Cinematographer: Silvano Ippoliti Composer: Michel Legrand Production Designer: Harold Michelson Cinematographer: Terry K. Meade Art Director: Kenneth A. Reid

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Synopsis

A waitress (Ann-Margret) helps a French hit man (Jean-Louis Trintignant) on the run from another hit man in Los Angeles.

Director: Jacques Deray
Producer: Jacques Bar
Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Carrière, Jacques Deray
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Cité Films, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Rating: PG
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 1972, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Mono

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