The Magnificent One 1973

7.0 / 10   326 vote(s)
Comedy Romance Action Adventure

A writer of pulp fiction imagines himself as the dashing hero and his English neighbor as his love interest.

Release Date 1973-11-23
Runtime 1h 35m
Directors Philippe de Broca, René Mathelin, Tony Aboyantz, Claude Gorsky, Jesús Marín
Producers Robert Amon, Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ennio Nobili
Writers Philippe de Broca, Vittorio Caprioli, Francis Veber, Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Interesting adventure-comedy started off shaky for me as the first 10-15 minutes was an over-the-top, unfunny spy spoof only to reveal it came from the mind of a novelist writing... an over-the-top spy book. Picks up from there going back and forth from the novel to real world. As a whole not great but Jacqueline Bissett was always easy on the eyes and has some nice scenes with lead Jean-Paul Belmondo. 3.5/5

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