Summary: L'Attentat is a political thriller based largely on a true story (the Ben Barka affair), which recounts how the French government and the American CIA connived to have a socialist in exile murdered before he could return to his homeland and start a revolution.

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AKA: The Assassination

Genre: Suspense/Thriller

Country: France, Italy, West Germany

Directed By: Yves Boisset

Written By: Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina

Starring: Roy Scheider, Gian Maria Volonté, Philippe Noiret, François Périer, Michel Bouquet, Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Seberg

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