Last Leap 1970

Overview

Last Leap is a drama film released in France on June 7, 1970, with a running time of one hour and forty minutes. The film follows a veteran paratrooper named Garal, played by Maurice Ronet, who murders his Vietnamese wife after discovering her in the arms of a younger man. Following the crime, Garal returns to his army base, where his drunken roommate provides him with an ironclad alibi. Meanwhile, a local police inspector named Jauran, played by Michel Bouquet, befriends Garal while remaining completely unaware that he is the actual killer. Although the younger man is accused of the woman's murder, Garal soon begins to experience overwhelming guilt. As he maintains his silence about the crime, the paratrooper is forced to endure increasing psychological torture the longer the secret remains kept.