# A Pain in the Ass (1973)

> A ruthless hitman’s carefully timed assignment collapses into an absurd hotel-room ordeal when a suicidal stranger makes himself impossible to ignore.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6631

## Facts

- Runtime: 85 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Édouard Molinaro
- Cast: Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Darras, Nino Castelnuovo, Michele Gammino, Xavier Depraz, François Dyrek
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072934/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, chaotic, darkly comic, classic comedy night, french cinema night

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