In 1938, the assassin for hire known as “Le Rapace” (Lino Ventura) arrived in Central America, paid by revolutionaries to gun down their head of state (Farnesio de Bernal) as he dallied with his mistress (Rosa Furman). Accompanied on the job by Chico (Xavier Marc)-the manipulatable grandson of the former president, who’s to be given credit for the kill-their stakeout might cause unforeseen consequences. Aurora Clavel, Enrique Lucero co-star. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.
