The Vultures
6.1
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
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Cast
17 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Sergeant Pierre Augagneur
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Michel Constantin
Adjutant Edouard Mahuzard
Known for
Le Trou
Let's Not Get Angry
Jacques Villeret
Brigadier Béral
Known for
The Dinner Game
The Cabbage Soup
Michel Creton
Legionnaire Boissier
Known for
French Fried Vacation
Ménage
Marie Laforêt
Hélène Laroche-Fréon
Known for
Purple Noon
Happy Easter
François Perrot
François Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank
Known for
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Inspector Blunder
Gérard Buhr
Supply camp officer
Known for
Bob le Flambeur
Pasha
Matthias Habich
Karl Brenner
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Berlin Syndrome
Maurice Auzel
Soldier Borzik
Known for
Ace of Aces
Hunter Will Get You
Pierre Semmler
Captain Ulrich Dieterle
Known for
Cargo
The Big Blue
Caroline Silhol
Mrs. Chanterelle
Known for
Monsieur Spade
La Vie en Rose
Michel Beaune
French general (uncredited)
Known for
The Professional
The Loner
Henri Verneuil Director · Michel Audiard Writer Pierre Siniac Writer
United States release November 11, 1984 · Produced in France · Languages French, German
Production
V Films
Production
Carthago Films
Production
Soprofilms
Production
Cerito Films
Production
Carthago Films S.a.r.l.
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Morfalous
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Hungary · June 20, 1983
TV
France · March 28, 1984
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1984
Theatrical
Argentina
March 28, 1985 · Theatrical
France
February 24, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
September 21, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
February 26, 2026 · Physical
Italy
January 23, 1987 · TV
Netherlands
January 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Norway
August 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
January 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 1, 1986 · Theatrical
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