Just one year before the release of Adieu l'ami (Farewell, Friend), French actor Alain Delon was still looking for his co-star. He loved Charles Bronson in Machine Gun Kelly, so he contacted him through Serge Silberman, producer of Farewell, Friend. Delon managed to convince Bronson to take the part by arguing that the American film industry demanded a good-looking actor in the lead role, while in Europe, the public loved thespians for their characters, not their facial features. In the end, Bronson accepted the part, and the movie became a huge hit in France, elevating his status from character actor to leading man, at least in Europe.
The film follows two former Legionnaires and friends who plan to rob a vault in a French corporation, each for their own reasons. Even though some people thought the plot was too elaborate, everyone applauded the chemistry between Bronson and Delon. The film was helmed by French writer, filmmaker and film critic Jean Vautrin (real name Jean Herman), former assistant director to Roberto Rossellini, who showed his talent by providing us with a wonderful blend of tension, humor, and surprise twists. He allowed the actors to showcase their own idiosyncrasies that we remember them by to this day.
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