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Weasel1984 ◊ 2011-02-18 16:09	I will update this page after the weekend (and replace pics for the better ones). Edit - done. -- Last edit: 2011-02-23 00:07:39
antp ◊ 2011-02-18 16:51	current pics are from a youtube video or something like that, so indeed it would be good to have captures from the real full movie
Lateef ◊ 2011-02-22 18:16	Very impressive set of cars so far, nice one!
carobserver ◊ 2011-02-22 20:07	very nice, more cars pics of this amazing movie and In Greece, I love it
carobserver ◊ 2011-02-22 20:08	FOR REFERENCE ABOUT, i WILL LET THIS MESSAGE WITH CAPS LOCK -- Last edit: 2011-02-22 20:08:45
Weasel1984 ◊ 2011-02-23 00:08	Now is finished.
dsl ◊ 2011-02-23 00:52	Excellent. Perhaps 1970s Greece is the new Scandinavia for the variety of cars.
mike962 ◊ 2018-09-05 20:22	one of the most insane car chasses ever filmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7fFZCZarg -- Last edit: 2018-09-05 20:22:49
Reg1992 ◊ 2018-09-12 08:11	mike962 wrote one of the most insane car chasses ever filmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7fFZCZarg Oh my god I loved that Thank you mike
PMEntertainmentLives ◊ 2021-09-28 20:50	R.I.P. Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Don1 ◊ 2025-09-17 12:40	WOW! wish there was an English version of this on Youtube
mike962 ◊ 2026-03-08 19:16	humungus
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 11:42	Jean-Paul Belmondo was mad, mad, mad, madder than mad Jack McMad... His stunts deserved a better movie, though, not this exercise in tedium. Upgraded to HD. Whew! It made me wish timestamp was a mandatory field because looking for those damn backgroundmobiles was a pain in the neck and other body parts. Anyway, timestamps refer to the French-language version. The English-language version (which gives top billing to Omar Sharif...) is 12 minutes shorter which sounds like an improvement! bonus microscopic miniature: > bonus wagon: > bonus truck: > bonus Austin/Morris or some such: > bonus Ford Mustang: > lest anyone thinks Citroën was banned in Greece as none is listed: > IMDb the Great the Wonderful wrote Supposedly the film was shot in two languages (French and English) with the same cast, but even a cursory viewing shows that the film was largely shot silent and then looped in multiple languages, as was common in that era for European productions with multi-national casts. IMDb is full of it, as usual. A cursory viewing shows the dialog scenes in the English-language version are clearly different takes. Anyone who doubts needs only to observe Omar Sharif. He clearly filmed his scenes in both languages. Even Belmondo, who apparently wouldn't be caught dead speaking English, is mouthing his lines in English in the English-language version (he is abominably dubbed, though), and he's obviously NOT doing that in the French-language version. Perhaps IMDb only had eyes only for Dyan Cannon who seemingly couldn't be bothered and delivered her lines in English in both versions.
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 16:12	It turns out Belmondo was even madder than I thought as it appears he did at least some of the stunts twice, once for each version of the movie. For whichever reason, perhaps to make IMDb look even dumber than it is, even some of the traffic scenes were shot twice, particularly and especially the second chase sequence which is considerably different in the English-language version of the movie. But differences occur sooner. The first is the Yale forklift which is cut from the English version. Then, when Belmondo brings his girlfriend to the terminal to get her out of town (shortly before the first chase), their arrival scene shows completely different background traffic (no Apollon, no Toyota, no MB truck, no Alfa Spider): The first chase sequence is slightly trimmed in the English version (no Renault R8 or Neckar Europa in it). Then, when trapped in his hotel, Belmondo is inspired to make a run for it by a completely different trolley-bus: The sequence of Belmondo jumping onto the trolley-bus is the same, but the sequence that follows is completely different with different cars: Once inside the trolley-bus, Belmondo looks out the rear window, but instead of the red OM truck in the French version he sees this taxi: At the traffic lights stop, gone are the Mercedes and Mitsubishi: When Belmondo jumps onto the Leyland, there is yet another three-wheeler behind it: When the cop gets stuck in the traffic, the surrounding cars are mostly different except for the Ford on the right and the panel van in the back: > When the cop commandeers the Volvo, the surrounding traffic is rather different, including a fine black Audi: Behind the Volvo is this VW threesome, not present in the French version (only the grey VW is present): This bus ("Volvo" badge) is not seen in the equivalent scene in the French version: The French version shows only one oncoming blue-white bus (a Mercedes) in this shot, not this gruesome twosome: The French version has only a white Ford here, not the Jaguar or the bus: This Citroën is not seen in the French version: Some of these may be worth listing, but I don't know how to rate them. These are NOT deleted scenes, but scenes shot specifically for the English version of the movie which exists in its own right with its own credits and mostly its own scenes. I also decided to add this movie to the last completed movies list even though I didn't add any vehicles because upgrading it was hard work and the picture quality is massively improved. It deserves some recognition! -- Last edit: 2026-03-16 21:09:31
mike962 ◊ 2026-03-15 16:24	^ even if the movie wasn't that good despite the actors involved , the over 10 min car chase was worth it, Remy Julienne was an absolute genius when it comes to car chases -- Last edit: 2026-03-15 16:26:09
antp ◊ 2026-03-15 16:28	humungus wrote Some of these may be worth listing, but I don't know how to rate them. These are NOT deleted scenes, but scenes shot specifically for the English version of the movie which exists in its own right with its own credits and mostly its own scenes. Maybe using the episode field? Putting "eng" as episode for example ? And then the normal rating of the car for that version
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 16:34	^ That's an idea. Truth be told, all those cars are vehicles, except for the trolley-bus which would merit on account of Belmondo reacting to it.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2026-03-15 16:35	According to the IMDB's trivia page: Quote After shooting the car chase in Athens, about which he wanted it to be a tribute to Bullitt, director Henri Verneuil, realized it was too much, not irrelevant at all. But the American co producers insisted to save those long car case scenes. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068347/trivia/ Regarding the different languages, the IMDB relies on information submitted by users. To someone who hasn't seen the film, the claim that the same footage was dubbed into different languages looks plausible because Italian Westerns were made that way, with each actor speaking their own language. -- Last edit: 2026-03-15 16:35:38
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 16:45	mike962 wrote ^ even if the movie wasn't that good despite the actors involved , the over 10 min car chase was worth it, Remy Julienne was an absolute genius when it comes to car chases Too bad the editor ruined it, though. I got bored of the Fiat continuously going from brand new to smashed to brand new and back to smashed again. If IMDb is to believed, and I doubt their every word, director Henri Verneuil actually wanted to cut this chase scene from the movie because it was pointless. It is. It does not advance the plot one bit. The only thing it adds to the movie is running time. It's just a stunt, albeit a good one. After that, it's like Leonard Maltin says: "One good chase and it's all over."
mike962 ◊ 2026-03-15 16:51	^ yeah maybe they could have integrated it better in the plot like say Walter Hill's The Driver (1978) you should check out Tony Arzenta (1973) Julienne again does some super car chases and the movie is better too /movie_69013-Tony-Arzenta.html -- Last edit: 2026-03-15 16:53:52
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 17:21	^ Yes, Tony Arzenta is on my to-see list.
993cc ◊ 2026-03-15 17:31	humungus wrote Jean-Paul Belmondo was mad, mad, mad, madder than mad Jack McMad... His stunts deserved a better movie, though Special mention: being dumped out of a truck and tumbling down the side of a small hill.... (at about 1 hr 30 min)
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 17:53	^ Indeed, that is a heart-stopping scene. I was so taken aback by that being Belmondo himself, I had to double check! Thankfully, the rocks were evidently styrofoam or rubber or some such lightweight thing as close inspection of the scene shows that as he gets up at the bottom of the hill (the relief and satisfaction he shows is no acting), one "rock" hits him in the leg and he doesn't even notice.
humungus ◊ 2026-03-15 18:03	Gag Halfrunt wrote Regarding the different languages, the IMDB relies on information submitted by users. In the good old days before it automated everything and turned its Trivia pages into dog's breakfast, IMDb used to employ data editors whose job was to verify the nonsense submitted by the users. This clearly hasn't been the case for some time now. Gag Halfrunt wrote To someone who hasn't seen the film, the claim that the same footage was dubbed into different languages looks plausible because Italian Westerns were made that way, with each actor speaking their own language. IMDb's job is not to provide "plausible" information. Since it calls itself the world's #1 movie reference site, its job is to provide correct information which this is not. It did once say this movie was filmed in two languages, as the two versions of the movie clearly confirm. So why in its glorious wisdom it later decided to bestow upon unsuspecting users like you the insinuation that the movie was merely looped in French and English, I don't want to know. As I mentioned, the dialog scenes are clearly different (not on account of editing) and the actors' lip movements match both languages. You can't do that with just looping. You also don't have to be a lip reader to see Omar Sharif clearly and obviously filmed his scenes in both languages. I'm well acquainted with the practice of Italian westerns (it's a source of constant irritation for me), as well as Fellini who, the story goes, so loved dubbing he had his actors recite shopping lists or such nonsense instead of their lines so as to ensure their lip movements wouldn't match the sound. But that's clearly not the case with this movie, and it's not unheard of for European movies to be filmed in different languages. For example, some of Fernandel's "Don Camillo" movies were filmed in both Italian and French. Of course, there may exist an English-language dub for the French version of the movie, in which case IMDb's or its contributor's delusion would be understandable. But still not correct.
CougarTim ◊ 2026-03-15 21:39	humungus wrote The sequence of Belmondo jumping onto the trolley-bus is the same, but the sequence that follows is completely different with different cars: The 1967 Ford Thunderbird must have been quite rare in Greece.
dsl ◊ 2026-03-16 00:15	humungus wrote bonus Austin/Morris or some such: > bonus Ford Mustang: > Autobianchi Primula; behind the Mustang a Sunbeam Rapier [Arrow]
dsl ◊ 2026-03-16 00:27	humungus wrote At the traffic lights stop, gone are the Mercedes and Mitsubishi: Mazda 1500 or 1800
humungus ◊ 2026-03-16 21:18	As suggested by antp, I added most of the vehicles from the English-language version of the movie using 'ENG' in the episode field to make that distinction. I modified my comment above accordingly. I also added the partial DKW, as suggested by electra225. -- Last edit: 2026-03-16 21:18:30
mike962 ◊ 2026-03-16 21:29	^ maybe something like that should be done for Payback ? /movie_120784-Payback.html
humungus ◊ 2026-03-16 21:56	^ It wouldn't hurt, so if you can remember which four entries are unique for the director's cut there, list them in a comment there and I'll mark them accordingly.
mike962 ◊ 2026-03-16 22:03	That's easy the last 10 added entries starting with Pontiac are unique to director's cut (as the big difference is last 15 min ) /movie.php?resultsStyle=asImages&sortBy=5&id=120784 -- Last edit: 2026-03-17 14:58:11
humungus ◊ 2026-03-16 23:52	^ Thanks. Done.

	The vehicle is part of the movie
	Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
	Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
	Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
	Background vehicle
	Unknown vehicle role
	Seen only in preview/trailer
	Seen only in deleted scenes
	Seen only in an alternative ending
	Seen only in an extra DVD contents

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