The Marseille Contract (1974)
Robert Parrish directs his final film in this British funded but French based thriller which stars Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason. Following the murder of two of his agents an American DEA agent hires a British hitman to take out a French drug lord.
Running a little on the short side there is not a huge amount of plot to this film beyond the obvious which is a shame as there are some strings that were left undeveloped. It does look like this film was probably made on a low budget as the cinematography is not exactly stand out and production values do seem a little cheap. Having a French actor in the James Mason role as the drug lord may also of have helped but I suspect that most of the budget was spent on casting big names to try and get some sales in the American market.
2/5
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