Choice of Arms

(1981)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 116 votes

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Year: 1981

Runtime: 135 мин

Country: France

Director: Alain Corneau

Cast: Ив Монтан, Жерар Депардье, Катрин Денёв, Мишель Галабрю, Gérard Lanvin, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Jean Rougerie, Christian Marquand, Étienne Chicot, Richard Anconina

Plot

A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and Mickey, a menacing hothead, demands money of Noel. A few days later, Mickey returns to the estate, shoots up a dinner party and threatens them again. Noel sends Nicole to an hotel and goes to his old gang to help him hunt down the dangerous Mickey. Mickey has other problems, too, including heartache for a daughter he hardly knows. Young, eager cops tail Nicole, and all are on a complicated collision course.