The Assassination (film)

The Assassination
French film poster
Directed byYves Boisset
Written byBen Barzman
Basilio Franchina
StarringJean-Louis Trintignant
CinematographyRicardo Aronovich
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release dates
  • 4 October 1972 (1972-10-04) (Italy)
  • 11 October 1972 (1972-10-11) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench
"The French Conspiracy" redirects here. Not to be confused with The French Connection (film).

The Assassination (French: L'Attentat, lit. 'The Attack') is a 1972 French-Italian political thriller film directed by Yves Boisset. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonté, and Roy Scheider, it was released in the U.S. as The French Conspiracy.

The film was inspired by the 1965 disappearance of Moroccan nationalist politician Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris. Shortly after his death, it emerged that Ben Barka had been abducted by French police, leading to speculation of a plot between Moroccan agents, French intelligence, and the CIA.[1]

The Assassination was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.[2]

  1. ^ "The Murder of Mehdi Ben Barka". Time. 29 December 1975.
  2. ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.