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Among thoses, 5 have good markets following the box office.
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Escape from New York (1981)
, 1h39Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Prison films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton
In 1988, following a 400% increase in crime, the United States Government has evacuated Manhattan and turned the island into a giant maximum-security prison in which all inmates serve a life sentence. A 50-foot (15 m) containment wall surrounds the island and routes out of Manhattan have been dismantled or mined. Armed helicopters patrol the rivers and harbor.
Death on the Nile (1978)
, 2h20Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Peter Ustinov, Simon MacCorkindale, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis, George Kennedy
The film begins with a meeting between wealthy heiress Linnet Ridgeway (Lois Chiles) and her close friend Jacqueline de Bellefort (Mia Farrow). Jacquie wants her fiancé, Simon Doyle (Simon MacCorkindale), to work for Linnet, but he and Linnet have a whirlwind affair and end up marrying. While honeymooning in Egypt, they are continually hounded by the jilted Jacquie. In an attempt to get away, the Doyles pretend to go to the Cairo Railway Station before backtracking to board their booked cruise on a Nile paddle steamer, the S.S. Karnak.
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Choice of Arms (1981)
, 2h15Directed by Alain Corneau, Pascal Ortega, Gilles Katz, Laurent Ferrier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Lanvin, Michel Galabru, Christian Marquand
After escaping from prison, Mickey (Gerard Depardieu) and his elderly mentor Serge face a gangster hit squad and a shootout with the police.
Shot Pattern (1982)
, 1h28Directed by Jean-Claude Missiaen
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gérard Lanvin, Michel Constantin, Véronique Jannot, Mario David, Steve Kalfa, Pierre Londiche
Un soir, après avoir dîné au restaurant avec son amie Carine, employée dans une parfumerie de luxe, Antoine, fripier aux puces de Clignancourt, la raccompagne jusqu'à la gare. Mais dans le train qui la ramène à Enghien-les-Bains, celle-ci est agressée par trois voyous patibulaires, Samson Balestra et ses deux acolytes, Daniel Verlot et Michel Poubennec, sous les yeux des autres voyageurs, pétrifiés. Un coup de karaté du plus brutal d'entre eux, Balestra, est fatal à la jeune femme. Alors que l'inspecteur Gagnon commence son enquête, Antoine, désemparé, revit sa rencontre avec Carine, quelques mois plus tôt...
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The Passerby (1982)
, 1h50Directed by Jacques Rouffio
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Gérard Klein, Helmut Griem, Dominique Labourier, Mathieu Carrière
During an interview, Max Baumstein (Piccoli), respected chairman of a humanitarian organisation, shoots the Paraguayan ambassador dead, in cold blood. Tried for first-degree murder, he explains himself: the ambassador was a former Nazi official, responsible for the extermination of his family.