- L'Alpagueur
Infobox_Film
name = L'Alpagueur
imdb_id = 0074123
writer =Philippe Labro
starring =Jean-Paul Belmondo ,Bruno Cremer
director =Philippe Labro
distributor =Cerito film
released =March 25 ,1976
runtime = 110 min.
language = French
music =Michel Colombier "L'Alpagueur" is a film adaptation of the original scenario from
Philippe Labro directed by him and featuringJean-Paul Belmondo in the title role andBruno Cremer as "L'Epervier".Released in
1976 and considered as a typical French thriller from the 70's, it is one of many Belmondo's movie where he is playing the title role. Like inLe Magnifique ,L'Incorrigible orLe Marginal , Belmondo is the real star of the show, playing a solitary character and pursuing bad guys. The score fromMichel Colombier is typical from this period, mixing piano, modern rhythms and brass instruments.Plot
As one of the character is saying at the beginning of the movie:
"L'alpagueur c'est un chasseur de tête, c'est un mercenaire, un marginal. L'alpagueur c'est l'astuce qu'a trouvé un haut fonctionnaire pour passer au-dessus de la routine policière."
The alpagueur is a head hunter, a mercenary, a marginal. The alpagueur is a trick made up by a state employee to be above the cop's routine.
Originally a deer hunter, l'Alpagueur became a head hunter working for the police, paid by them with money stolen from criminals. The main plot revolves around l'Alpagueur's pursuit of l'Epervier, (
goshawk ) a bank robber and an assassin, who kills whoever sees him commit a crime. His technique is to pay a young and naive man to be his accomplice and kill him right after. One of his accomplices, Costa Valdez, is only wounded during one of his hold ups, and with his help, l'Alpagueur manages to find l'epervier at the end.External links
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