---
title: 'Plot (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yves Boisset'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/plot-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068233/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Plot (1972)

1972 · PG · 120 min · Thriller · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: L'Attentat

## Synopsis

The Assassination is a 1972 French-Italian political thriller film directed by Yves Boisset. Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonté, and Roy Scheider. It was released in the U.S. as The French Conspiracy in an attempt to capitalize on Scheider having starred in the Oscar-winning action thriller The French Connection the year prior.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yves Boisset](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-boisset)
- **Screenplay:** [Jorge Semprún](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-semprun), [Basilio Franchina](https://cinepixo.com/people/basilio-franchina), [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Alfonso Sansone](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfonso-sansone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ricardo Aronovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-aronovich)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Jacques François](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-francois)
- [Jean-Louis Trintignant](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-trintignant)
- [Lionel Vitrant](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-vitrant)
- [Jean Bouise](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bouise)
- [Jean-Pierre Castaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-castaldi)
- [Daniel Ivernel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-ivernel)
- [Denis Manuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-manuel)
- [Roy Scheider](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-scheider)
- [Jean-François Calvé](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-calve)
- [Myriam Mézières](https://cinepixo.com/people/myriam-mezieres)
- [Michel Bouquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-bouquet)
- [Roland Blanche](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-blanche)
- [Michel Beaune](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-beaune)
- [François Périer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perier)
- [Claudine Berg](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-berg)

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