The Vultures

The Vultures (1984)

Les Morfalous

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?

Date of release
1984-03-28
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (154)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
War, Comedy
Director
Henri Verneuil

Casting

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo — Sergeant Pierre Augagneur
  • Michel Constantin — Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard
  • Jacques Villeret — Brigadier Béral
  • Michel Creton — Legionnaire Boissier
  • Marie Laforêt — Hélène Laroche-Fréon
  • François Perrot — François Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank
  • Gérard Buhr — Supply camp officer
  • Matthias Habich — Karl Brenner
  • Maurice Auzel — Soldier Borzik
  • Pierre Semmler — Captain Ulrich Dieterle
  • Caroline Silhol — Mrs. Chanterelle
  • Michel Beaune — French general (uncredited)

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