The Pariah (1972) on Netflix
In the mid-1930s, Roberto Borgo reaches Marseille, where his friend Xavier Saratov sits in jail, framed by local crime bosses. Georgia, Xavier's sister, helps Roberto raise money for the defense.
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For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.
Episodic portrait of a criminal, from 1934 until after the war. Roberto Borgo is tough, cool, sardonic, loyal, and deadly. He comes to Marseilles to help his friend Xavier Saratov get out of jail, first killing a local brothel and casino boss to take over the businesses, and, with the help of Xavier's sister, Georgia, amass money for Xavier's defense. Xavier loses in court, so Roberto gets himself thrown in prison to be with his friend. Escape proves futile, but they are pardoned in exchange for working as sappers. After the war, Xavier is a bitter cripple, but Roberto remains detached, extorting ownership of a casino, which puts his friends at risk. Does he care?
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Pariah (1972)
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- The remake came about because Jean-Paul Belmondo's business associate René Chateau asked director José Giovanni whether the rights to Giovanni's 1958 novel L'Excommunié had reverted to him, then asked him to remake the 1961 film A Man Named Rocca with Belmondo.
- For its British release, La Scoumoune was cut down to 97 minutes and put out in a dubbed version retitled The Hit Man on March 28, 1974.
