''Objectif: 500 millions'' is a 1966 French film written and directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer who made it after the success of '' The 317th Platoon'' (1965). Jorge Semprun collaborated with Schoendoerffer on his screenplay.

Plot

Reichau (Bruno Cremer) is a one time French Army captain who served three years in prison for belonging to the

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during the

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. He arrives in France, unsure what to do with his life. He decides to take part in a heist organized by Pierre (Jean-Claude Rolland), the man who sent him to prison, and mediated by the beautiful and enigmatic Yo (Marisa Mell). The heist consists of stealing a bag containing 500 million francs during a plane flight.

Cast

* Bruno Cremer as Reichau *

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as Yo *Jean-Claude Rolland *Etienne Bierry *Pierre Fromont *Jean-François Chauvel *Thomas Hong-Mai

Reception

The film was not a box office success being the 106th most popular movie at the French box office with admissions of 497,369.

References

External links

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Objective 500 Million
at French Films 1966 films Algerian War films Films directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer French war films 1960s French-language films 1966 war films 1960s French films Fiction about the Organisation armée secrète {{1960s-France-film-stub