Once A Thief

Author-screenwriter Marko also takes a small role in this run-of-the-mill gangland epic that is only saved by some sterling acting by the four stars. Produced by director Nelson, ex-agent Engel, and Frenchman Jacques Bar (doing his first American film), it has some nice touches, including Palance, Chandler, and Musante as three brutal killers. Delon and Ann-Margret are married with a child, Locke. Delon is an ex-con and determined to make a new life for his family and himself in San Francisco. Heflin is a police inspector who thinks Delon shot him years ago in an unsolved crime and is eager to throw the Frenchman in jail. Delon is framed by Chandler for a murder, a...