Summary
On a train bound for Switzerland, a secret agent, Bruno Kerrien, steals a precious jewel
destined for the ruthless Dr Kha and passes it on to a wealthy traveller, Marie-Chantal,
for safe keeping. Believing that he still has the jewel, a swarm of foreign agents
pursue Kerrien and dispose of him. Finally realising the whereabouts of the jewel,
Dr Kha sends his agents to capture Marie-Chantal...
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Credits
- Director: Claude Chabrol
- Script: Daniel Boulanger, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Chazot, Christian Yves
- Photo: Jean Rabier
- Music: Michel Colombier, Gregorio García Segura, Pierre Jansen
- Cast: Marie Laforêt (Marie-Chantal), Francisco Rabal (Paco Castillo), Serge Reggiani (Ivanov), Charles Denner (Johnson), Akim Tamiroff (Dr. Kha), Roger Hanin (Bruno Kerrien), Stéphane Audran (Olga), Pierre Moro (Hubert), Gilles Chusseau (Gregor), Antonio Passalia (Sparafucile), Robert Burnier (Old Swissman), Claude Chabrol (Barman)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 114 min
- Aka: Blue Panther; Marie-Chantal vs. Doctor Kha
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