The Vultures
1984 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 2,389 VOTES · DIR. Henri Verneuil
Overview
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Dialogue Timeline — 869 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:44 Out of the car.
00:10:14 Times have changed, sergeant, Foreign Legion soldiers, too.
00:13:01 Do me a favor, Borzik.
00:19:07 Might sound simplistic, but ...
00:24:47 Come on.
00:30:58 He wants to open a hotel on the Cote d'Azur.
00:34:17 Warrant Officer Manuzard, First Batallion, Foreign Legion.
00:39:13 In any case, the situation has changed considerably.
00:41:34 Good day, Madame.
00:44:08 My dear Sergeant Augagneur
00:46:30 ...to Krautland, or wherever.
00:49:32 Insulting behavior, assault and battery towards his superiors.
00:52:37 My generals? They're all gone..
00:55:08 Bob Turner is in Lebanon now.
00:57:58 Forgot to tell you, Beral. You know who you are?
01:01:30 First, there's the bridge games at the engineer's house...
01:05:50 Go get the armored truck.
01:15:46 The Americans are here, while the French and British
01:18:44 - I'm ready. - Sorry, the service calls.
01:22:01 My friend Pierrot, you do not think I'm going to kill you while you asleep?
01:26:59 While you will go, I will aim at the back or buttocks.
01:34:24 - You got the gold? - You got the cash?
01:38:13 I'm not into money, so that amount sounds staggering.
01:40:27 Her husband, whom she loved dearly, died tragically.
Cast & Characters
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Sgt. Pierre Augagneur
Jacques Villeret
Béral
Michel Constantin
Adjudant Édouard Mahuzard
Michel Creton
Boissier
Matthias Habich
Karl
François Perrot
François Laroche-Fréon, le directeur de la banque
Maurice Auzel
Borzik
Gérard Buhr
L'officier du camp de ravitaillement
Junior John David
Robert Lombard
M. Chanterelle
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed869
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:03:44
Final line01:40:27
Production Record
DirectorHenri Verneuil
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes2,389