The Vultures (1984)

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April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?

Cast & Crew

Director
Henri Verneuil
  • Profile picture of Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Sergeant Pierre Augagneur Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • Profile picture of Michel Constantin
    Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard Michel Constantin
  • Profile picture of Jacques Villeret
    Brigadier Béral Jacques Villeret
  • Profile picture of Michel Creton
    Legionnaire Boissier Michel Creton
  • Profile picture of Marie Laforêt
    Hélène Laroche-Fréon Marie Laforêt
  • Profile picture of François Perrot
    François Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank François Perrot
  • Profile picture of Gérard Buhr
    Supply camp officer Gérard Buhr
  • Profile picture of Matthias Habich
    Karl Brenner Matthias Habich

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