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The Wide-screen TV. Director Adeeb Barsoum graduated from College of Cinema, Cairo, Egypt. 1966. He worked in the Egyptian Television. He moved to US in 1967 and lived in California where he produced and directed 21 programs about California s Missions. He also produced two feature films Fatal Possession and Good Bye My Love. In 2004, He moved with his wife Flor, daughter Ann and two grandchildren Dominic and Jasmine to Arizona where he sat up studio to format the movies to 16x9 wide-screen television. AFA Entertainment his company is the only company to format the public domain movies to16x9 wide-screen television.
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In this stylish, riveting French thriller, film icons Charles Bronson and Alain Delon team up to create a one-of-a-kind buddy film with a fascinating premise. After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, Franz Propp (Bronson) and Dr. Dino Barran (Delon) go their separate ways only to be reunited by an extraordinary coincidence. Barran is persuaded by a friend to sneak into an underground bank vault and help return stolen bonds. While he is hiding, he comes upon Propp who is actually there to rob the safe. After getting locked inside the vault, the two very different men strike up a powerful friendship that binds them together through a series of shocking developments - from a miraculous escape to being framed for murder.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Ollie
Format:DVD
Updated *** At the time this review was originally written, Amazon had this DVD listed with an aspect ratio of Fullscreen. However the DVD is now listed with an aspect ratio of 1.66:1 ***
A classic 4 star old style 1960's thriller with good performances from Alain Delon and Charles Bronson. However, do not be fooled by Lionsgate's marketing department DVD cover art, this is in no way a Bronson action film such as The Mechanic, Mr Majestyk, Stone Killer, Death Wish or any number of other 1970's/1980's action rolls Bronson took on. This movie is for one third of its running time, a two man show with Alain Delon and Charles Bronson trapped inside a bank vault with little dialogue at times. Honor Among Thieves is one of four 1968 movies Bronson made in Europe after his big break in The Dirty Dozen the previous year. This one was made in France and as such is very typical of the type of movies being made in that time period. Honor Among Thieves is a small scale thriller reliant on characters with little to no action but does show that Bronson as an actor had more to offer than the simple action man roles that he ended up being type cast in. If you enjoyed other non action Bronson outings such as Twinky, Someone Behind The Door or Cabo Blanco then you will probably enjoy Honor Among Thieves also.
This movie has been out on Region 2 DVD for 3 years now under its European title "Farewell Friend". The Region 2 DVD is from a Studio Canal master with an excellent transfer to DVD with an Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen. This Lionsgate DVD has been presented in full screen.
It's good to see semi-respectable studio releases of some of these lesser know Bronson outings on DVD and perhaps Lionsgate may also get the distribution rights with decent DVD transfers for Rider On The Rain, Guns For San Sabastian, You Can't Win'Em All, Telefon or the two Bronson movies Paramount Pictures hold the rights to, When Hell Broke Loose and Villa Rides. This is 2007, 10 years since DVD first hit the market and still we have not seen DVD releases of Run Of The Arrow, Target Zero or A Thunder Of Drums.
A classic 4 star old style 1960's thriller with good performances from Alain Delon and Charles Bronson. However, do not be fooled by Lionsgate's marketing department DVD cover art, this is in no way a Bronson action film such as The Mechanic, Mr Majestyk, Stone Killer, Death Wish or any number of other 1970's/1980's action rolls Bronson took on. This movie is for one third of its running time, a two man show with Alain Delon and Charles Bronson trapped inside a bank vault with little dialogue at times. Honor Among Thieves is one of four 1968 movies Bronson made in Europe after his big break in The Dirty Dozen the previous year. This one was made in France and as such is very typical of the type of movies being made in that time period. Honor Among Thieves is a small scale thriller reliant on characters with little to no action but does show that Bronson as an actor had more to offer than the simple action man roles that he ended up being type cast in. If you enjoyed other non action Bronson outings such as Twinky, Someone Behind The Door or Cabo Blanco then you will probably enjoy Honor Among Thieves also.
This movie has been out on Region 2 DVD for 3 years now under its European title "Farewell Friend". The Region 2 DVD is from a Studio Canal master with an excellent transfer to DVD with an Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Widescreen. This Lionsgate DVD has been presented in full screen.
It's good to see semi-respectable studio releases of some of these lesser know Bronson outings on DVD and perhaps Lionsgate may also get the distribution rights with decent DVD transfers for Rider On The Rain, Guns For San Sabastian, You Can't Win'Em All, Telefon or the two Bronson movies Paramount Pictures hold the rights to, When Hell Broke Loose and Villa Rides. This is 2007, 10 years since DVD first hit the market and still we have not seen DVD releases of Run Of The Arrow, Target Zero or A Thunder Of Drums.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
Bronson and Delon fair much better here than in their second collaboration, Red Sun. But then again, much of Honor Among Thieves has the pair trapped in an office building, which allows for actual chemistry to develop between their respective characters. The interaction between Bronson and Delon add immeasurably to the charms of this cool, low-key thriller. But the Essex/D-Vision DVD is terrible. It looks to be mastered from an old videotape, and maybe not a complete one. Towards the end, there's what seems to be a jump cut. Nothing significant, but annoying if you've seen the film before, giving an odd sense that something is missing.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Farewell Friend aka Adieu L'Ami/Honour Among Thieves isn't perfect but it is a neat and entertaining thriller that sees mismatched demobbed French Algerian War veterans Alain Delon and Charles Bronson trapped in the same basement vault, one to return stolen bonds, the other to clean out the two million in wages sitting there over the Christmas weekend. Naturally things aren't quite that simple even after they open the vault, leading to some neat twists and turns. On the debit side, there's a very bizarre striptease scene in a car park, Bronson has a very irritating Fonzie-like catchphrase he uses at the most inopportune moments, Brigitte Fossey, sporting perhaps the most hideously misconceived hairstyle of the 60s (it makes her look like a bald woman whose wig is blown back off the top of her head by a high wind), is something of a liability - her "I'll cook spaghetti! I'll learn to make love well! I'll read Shakespeare!" speech is hysterical in all the wrong ways - and it's a shame about the horrible last line/shot, but otherwise this is a surprisingly entertaining and unpretentious number that's worth checking out if you can find a decent print.
While LionsGate's Region 1 NTSC DVD is fullscreen, those with multi-region might want to seek out Cinema Club's UK PAL DVD, released as 'Farewell, Friend.' It only offers the English soundtrack, but since Delon voices himself and the rest of the cast are fairly well dubbed that's no great problem, especially since the widescreen transfer is pretty good quality.
While LionsGate's Region 1 NTSC DVD is fullscreen, those with multi-region might want to seek out Cinema Club's UK PAL DVD, released as 'Farewell, Friend.' It only offers the English soundtrack, but since Delon voices himself and the rest of the cast are fairly well dubbed that's no great problem, especially since the widescreen transfer is pretty good quality.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
old stars are the best
love all bronson movies this was great like all the older movies that they can be treasured for years to come thanks
Published 29 days ago by mary jane
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Transfer from StudioCanal
There's no need to opine about the movie, that's overdone on Amazon. The rating is for the disc. Suffice it to say that this DVD, unlike the several US/NTSC versions, is of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. N. O'Nemus
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie
This movie has another title called Farewell Friend, it is played with French actor Alain Delon, it may seem a little long during a particular sceen but the movie is great overall.
Published 22 months ago by Andre Mikhael
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little slow
The movie was good with a surprise ending but was slow in the middle of the movie.
Published on June 10, 2010 by J &B
4.0 out of 5 stars
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
I REMEMBER SEEING THIS FILM WHEN I WAS IN MY TEENS, AND, LIVING IN GERMANY. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND CHARLES BRONSON TO BE A GREAT "TOUGH GUY" ACTOR, AND AT THAT TIME, I REMEMBERED IT AS... Read more
Published on June 22, 2009 by David E. Schabacker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honoe Amomg Thieves
Great Alain Delon movie.Excellant story plot.Only really bad thing is the nude scenes were totaly unnecessary and they should of not had it in this movie. Read more
Published on June 4, 2009 by R. Hicks
3.0 out of 5 stars
Honor among thieves
Farewell Friend aka Adieu L'Ami/Honour Among Thieves isn't perfect but it is a neat and entertaining thriller that sees mismatched demobbed French Algerian War veterans Alain Delon... Read more
Published on January 18, 2009 by Trevor Willsmer
3.0 out of 5 stars
Honor among thieves
Farewell Friend aka Adieu L'Ami/Honour Among Thieves isn't perfect but it is a neat and entertaining thriller that sees mismatched demobbed French Algerian War veterans Alain Delon... Read more
Published on January 23, 2008 by Trevor Willsmer
3.0 out of 5 stars
Overseas Bronson
First off, although it is in the english language, this is a foreign film, so go into it expecting no less. Read more
Published on March 30, 2004 by Tuco
5.0 out of 5 stars
Favorite of all my pet films...little known caper gem
This is my pet film. As immensely satisfying as Rififi, The Aphalt Jungle and the other great caper films, but with its own mood. Read more
Published on August 2, 2001 by Robert Schlaudecker
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