Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as Joss Beaumont a French spy who is given the assignment of killing an African dictator. When he arrives in Africa, he is captured and put in prison. Political winds have changed and the dictator has become ally and the only way to handle the agent is to keep him in jail. Now at odds now with his former bosses, In a daring escape, Beaumont breaks out of the prison and heads back to Paris where he announces that he is going to finish his assassination job during the coming diplomatic visit of the African leader. The French government sets up one trap after another, but to no avail - the agent remains free and there is no doubt that he has the full capacity to do exactly what he says. A great action-packed thriller with a excellent (and very famous) score by Ennio Morricone. Generally considered on of Belmondo’s best films. Also stars Michel Beaune, Cyrielle Claire,  Jean Desailly,  Robert Hossein, Jean-Louis Richard. From the Novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander. Directed by Georges Lautner.