Choice of Arms
Three People. Two Love Stories. One Choice.
1981 fr 135 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Plot
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.
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Cast
Yves Montand
Noel Durieux
Gérard Depardieu
Mickey
Catherine Deneuve
Nicole Durieux
Michel Galabru
Commissioner Bonnardot
Gérard Lanvin
Inspector Sarlat
Jean-Claude Dauphin
Ricky
Jean Rougerie
Raymond Constantini
Christian Marquand
Jean
Etienne Chicot
Roland Davout
Richard Anconina
Dany
Pierre Forget
Serge Olivier
Roland Blanche
Fernand
Marc Chapiteau
Savin
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Grangier
Michel Caron
Grangier
Nadia Vasil
Liliane
Guy Mairesse
Boxing coach
Maryline Even
Myriam
Antoine Baud
Guillaume
Elisabeth Ferrier
Babe
Jacques Vrignaud
Veterinarian
Jack Jourdain
François
Gérard Baume
René Bériard
Robert Dadiès
Neil Kennedy
Gérard Loussine
Laurence Ragon
Francis Terzian
Marie Verdi
Nicolas Tronc
(uncredited)