The Outsider
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The Outsider

6.8 / 10 1983 1h 40mNR French
ActionCrimeThriller

Storyline

Philippe Jordan is a policeman prone to advancing the cause of justice by any means necessary. On his agenda is a powerful drug cartel working out of Paris and Marseilles, with a drug lord who is essentially inaccessible -- but not immortal.

Cast & Crew

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Commissaire divisionnaire Philippe Jordan

Lead
Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Sauveur Meccacci

Carlos Sotto Mayor

Carlos Sotto Mayor

Livia Maria Dolores, prostituée

Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier

L'inspecteur Rojinski

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

« Tonton »

Claude Brosset

Claude Brosset

Antonio Baldi, gâchette de Meccacci

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Francis Pierron

Jacques Maury

Jacques Maury

Maître Cappa

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Deray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Outsider is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker