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Nada

  • 19741974
  • 1h 50m
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Lou Castel, Michel Duchaussoy, Maurice Garrel, Mariangela Melato, and Fabio Testi in Nada (1974)
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A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the coun... Read allA group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank cheque to violent Chief of Police Goemond, who ... Read allA group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank cheque to violent Chief of Police Goemond, who is assigned to destroy the kidnappers. Then the Minister makes him the scapegoat of the me... Read all
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  • Director
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Writers
    • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
    • Antonietta Malzieri(screenplay)
    • Jean-Patrick Manchette(novel)
  • Stars
    • Fabio Testi
    • Maurice Garrel
    • Lou Castel
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  • Director
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Writers
    • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
    • Antonietta Malzieri(screenplay)
    • Jean-Patrick Manchette(novel)
  • Stars
    • Fabio Testi
    • Maurice Garrel
    • Lou Castel
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    • 12User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Mariangela Melato in Nada (1974)
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    Fabio Testi
    Fabio Testi
    • Buenaventura Diazas Buenaventura Diaz
    Maurice Garrel
    Maurice Garrel
    • André Épaulardas André Épaulard
    Lou Castel
    Lou Castel
    • D'Areyas D'Arey
    Mariangela Melato
    Mariangela Melato
    • Veronique Cashas Veronique Cash
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Marcel Treuffaisas Marcel Treuffais
    Michel Aumont
    Michel Aumont
    • Goemondas Goemond
    Didier Kaminka
    Didier Kaminka
    • Meyeras Meyer
    André Falcon
    • Le ministreas Le ministre…
    François Perrot
    François Perrot
    Lyle Joyce
    • Richard Poindexteras Richard Poindexter
    Viviane Romance
    Viviane Romance
    • Madame Gabrielleas Madame Gabrielle
    Henri Attal
    Henri Attal
    Jean-Marie Arnoux
    George Birt
    François Cadet
    Philippe Dehesdin
    Ibrahim Seck
    Hervé Jacquot
    • Director
      • Claude Chabrol
    • Writers
      • Claude Chabrol(screenplay)
      • Antonietta Malzieri(screenplay)
      • Jean-Patrick Manchette(novel) (screenplay)
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    A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and takes him to a farm in the countryside. The French Minister gives a blank cheque to violent Chief of Police Goemond, who is assigned to destroy the kidnappers. Then the Minister makes him the scapegoat of the messy situation to protect the State. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • impotency
    • political manipulation
    • screenplay adapted by author
    • terrorist
    • american ambassador
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      • They Were All Rotten to the Core!
    • Genre
      • Thriller
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    • Trivia
      The film is based on the novel "Nada", by Jean-Patrick Manchette. In fact, while the gang members are discussing the plan in Treuffais' apartment, Díaz notes that the brothel the ambassador should be at is located between Kleber Avenue and Manchette Street. That is a screenwriters' funny idea. In the novel, there is not any Manchette Street, obviously.
    • Goofs
      During the kidnapping sequence, there is a photograph upstairs, behind a window, in a building just across the street. He takes a photo from the top and the picture resulting of this shot and watched by the police some days later shows a scene from the street level.
    • Quotes

      Buenaventura Diaz: [after shooting the hostage] They've come to kill us! Not to capture us but to massacre us! That's one less diplomat!

    • Connections
      Featured in Le fils de Gascogne (1995)

    User reviews12

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    Cynical, minimalist Chabrol
    THE NADA GANG (Claude Chabrol - France/Italy 1974).

    With this excellent political thriller Claude Chabrol charted into more familiar genre territory. This time he made this cynical account about a small Franch group of post '68 terrorists kidnapping the American ambassador from a luxury Parisian brothel, secreting him away in an isolated farmhouse while they wait for an answer to their demands. But the police chief they're dealing with is even more violent than they are and doesn't care about getting back the hostage alive.

    In hindsight this film has become a typical exponent of the - mostly left wing - underground activities in the '70s and 80's. In these modern times, when terrorism is almost exclusively associated with Islamic religiously motivated terrorists, this kind of political activism comes across as refreshingly modern.

    While some might consider Nada as somewhat of a disappointment after Chabrol's brilliant series of films, like La femme infidèle (1969) Qua la bête meure (1969), Le Boucher (1970), La Rupture (1970) and Juste avant la nuit (1971), this remains cool, stylish and exciting film-making of the kind very few directors can match. And what about Fabio Testi in his black leather overcoat? Is he the coolest looking criminal you've ever seen, or what?

    Camera Obscura --- 8/10
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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1974 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Nada Gang
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Italian International Film
      • Les Films de la Boétie
      • Verona Produzione
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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