A suspense thriller built around the attempt of disgruntled French veterans of the Algerian wars (members of the OAS) to assasinate Charles de Gaulle by hiring a professional hit man from Britain.

If there's a vice or deceit that doesn't roll across the screen as you watch this Harlod Robbin's extravaganza, just wait a few minutes! Candice Bergen, Olivia de Havilland, Ernest Borgnine, Rossano Brazzi, Charles Aznavour and more star in The Adventurers, an irresistible mega-movie directed by Lewis Gilbert (Shirley Valentine, Moonraker) and loaded with all the trappings and treacheries, power plays and passions, intrigues and in-fighting of the...