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?
- Released: 1984-03-28
- Genres: War, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 35m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 154 votes
Directed by Henri Verneuil.
Top cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Sergeant Pierre Augagneur
- Michel Constantin as Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard
- Jacques Villeret as Brigadier Béral
- Michel Creton as Legionnaire Boissier
- Marie Laforêt as Hélène Laroche-Fréon
- François Perrot as François Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank
- Gérard Buhr as Supply camp officer
- Matthias Habich as Karl Brenner
- Maurice Auzel as Soldier Borzik
- Pierre Semmler as Captain Ulrich Dieterle
Where to watch The Vultures
- United States: watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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