The Outside Man

The Outside Man (French: Un homme est mort, lit. 'A man has died') is a 1972 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière and Ian McLellan Hunter. This French and Italian co-production stars Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, Angie Dickinson, and Jackie Earle Haley in his film debut. The plot is about a French contract killer (Trintignant) who travels to Los Angeles for a hit, only to find himself targeted by unknown assailants.