Scorpio (1973)
Movie (1973)
Alternative English title: The Scorpio File
Starring:
Burt Lancaster (Cross)
Alain Delon (Jean 'Scorpio' Laurier)
Paul Scofield (Zharkov)
John Colicos (McLeod)
Gayle Hunnicutt (Susan)
J.D. Cannon (Filchock)
Cross is an old hand at the CIA, in charge of assassinating high-ranking foreign personalities who are an obstacle to the policies of the USA. He often teams up with Frenchman Jean Laurier, alias "Scorpio", a gifted free-lance operative. One day, the CIA orders Scorpio to eliminate Cross -- and leaves him no choice but to obey. Scorpio is cold-blooded and very systematic; however, as a veteran agent, Cross knows many tricks. He can also rely upon a network of unusual personal contacts, some dating back to the troubled years preceding WWII. A lethal game of hide-and-seek is programmed, but what are the true motives of every single player?
Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle III
Registration F-BJTG, c/n 115 built in 1962. Named Roussillon. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
Bell 206 JetRanger
Boeing 707
Ilyushin Il-62
Registration CCCP-86671, c/n 70301 built in 1967. This airframe was lost in a crash while operating Aeroflot Flight 217 on 13 October 1972, with 174 fatalities. This movie was filmed between May and August 1972, so this footage was taken shortly before the accident (or is archival).
Goodyear GZ-19
At Washington Dulles International Airport.
Boeing 707-131B
Registration N6721, c/n 18987/486 built in 1966. At Dulles International Airport.
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