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| director = [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]]
| director = [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]]
| producer = Paul-Edmond Decharme
| producer = Paul-Edmond Decharme
| screenplay = Jean Becker <br/> Maurice Fabre <br/> Didier Goulard <br/>[[Luis Marquina]]<br/>[[Claude Sautet]]
| screenplay = Jean Becker <br/> Maurice Fabre <br/> Didier Goulard <br/>[[Luis Marquina]]<br/>[[Claude Sautet]]<br>'''dialogue'''<br>Daniel Boulanger
| story =
| story =
| based on =
| based on =the novel by [[Clet Coroner]]
| starring = [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]<br/> [[Jean Seberg]]<br/> [[Enrico Maria Salerno]]
| starring = [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]]<br/> [[Jean Seberg]]<br/> [[Enrico Maria Salerno]]
| music = Grégorio García Ségura <br/> [[Martial Solal]]
| music = Grégorio García Ségura <br/> [[Martial Solal]]
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| editing = Monique Kirsanoff
| editing = Monique Kirsanoff
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| distributor = Royal Films International (US)
| released = {{Film date|1964|9|4|France|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1964|9|4|France|df=y}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 97 mins
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| country = France
| language = [[French language|French]]
| language = [[French language|French]]
| budget =
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| gross =2,007,088 admissions (France)<ref>[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-paul-belmondo-c22691425/21&usg=ALkJrhiqey4-_enzc1Zi-Kzprvpr3MO6tA Box office information for film] at Box Office Story</ref>
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}}'''''Backfire''''' ({{lang-fr|Échappement libre}}, {{lang-it|Scappamento aperto}}, {{lang-es|A escape libre}}) is a 1964 French crime film directed by [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]], which stars [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]] and [[Jean Seberg]].


}}'''''Backfire''''' ({{lang-fr|Échappement libre}}, {{lang-it|Scappamento aperto}}, {{lang-es|A escape libre}}) is a 1964 French crime film directed by [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]], which stars [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]] and [[Jean Seberg]], reuniting for the first time since ''[[Breathless (1960 film)|Breathless]]'' (1960).
The film recorded admissions of 2,007,088 in France.<ref>[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-paul-belmondo-c22691425/21&usg=ALkJrhiqey4-_enzc1Zi-Kzprvpr3MO6tA Box office information for film] at Box Office Story</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
A gold smuggler hires a man to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout. The smuggler sends his girlfriend to spy on the man. The two set out for Beirut to get instructions as to where the gold is located. They travel through southeastern Europe and the Middle East seeking further instructions.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|0058785|Backfire}}
*{{imdb title|0058785|Backfire}}
*[http://en.unifrance.org/movie/34/backfire ''Backfire''] at Uni France

*[http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A04EEDD123CE733A25754C2A9629C946491D6CF Review of film] at New York Times
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Revision as of 11:22, 6 September 2016

Backfire
Film poster
Directed byJean Becker
Screenplay byJean Becker
Maurice Fabre
Didier Goulard
Luis Marquina
Claude Sautet
dialogue
Daniel Boulanger
Produced byPaul-Edmond Decharme
StarringJean-Paul Belmondo
Jean Seberg
Enrico Maria Salerno
CinematographyEdmond Séchan
Edited byMonique Kirsanoff
Music byGrégorio García Ségura
Martial Solal
Distributed byRoyal Films International (US)
Release date
  • 4 September 1964 (1964-09-04) (France)
Running time
97 mins
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office2,007,088 admissions (France)[1]

Backfire (French: Échappement libre, Italian: Scappamento aperto, Spanish: A escape libre) is a 1964 French crime film directed by Jean Becker, which stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, reuniting for the first time since Breathless (1960).

Plot

A gold smuggler hires a man to transport a stolen fortune to a new hideout. The smuggler sends his girlfriend to spy on the man. The two set out for Beirut to get instructions as to where the gold is located. They travel through southeastern Europe and the Middle East seeking further instructions.

Cast

Reception

The film was the 19th most popular movie at the French box office in 1964.[2]

References

  1. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  2. ^ "1964 French box office". Box Office Story. Retrieved 28 August 2016.