The Last Adventure

Apr 12, 1967

1h 52m

★ 6.9

Overview

Two adventurers and best friends, Roland and Manu, are the victims of a practical joke that costs Manu his pilot's license. With seeming contrition, the jokesters tell Roland and Manu about a crashed plane lying on the ocean floor off the coast of Congo stuffed with riches. The adventurers set off to find the loot.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

SNC

CGIC

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica

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Cast

Manu

Alain Delon

Roland

Lino Ventura

Laetitia

Joanna Shimkus

the pilot

Serge Reggiani

Mercenary

Hans Meyer

Uncle

Jean Darie

Jeanjean, Laetitia's young cousin

Jean Trognon

Yvette

Odile Poisson

Kyobaski's secretary

Irène Tunc

Kyobaski, producer

Valéry Inkijinoff

Snob

Raoul Guylad

Michaux

Jean Landier

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