Mary Maude

Crosses and double-crosses abound in "Scorpio." Burt Lancaster is the enigmatic and aptly named Cross, a CIA agent. Jean Laurier (Alain Delon) is a government assassin who Cross hires to kill an Arab terrorist. Afterwards, Laurier’s boss, McCleod, tells him to kill Cross for a crime that Laurier doesn’t believe Cross committed. Cross learns of the plot and runs to Vienna, where he meets up with an old army buddy and KGB agent Sergei Zharkov (Paul Scofield). While there, McCleod kills Cross’ wife, and Cross returns to America to avenge her death, and he murders McCleod. But Cross still has some surprises for Laurier….

The assassination of the prime minister of Eritrea sets off a chain of events with global repercussions in the intelligence community. Longtime CIA operative Gerald Cross (Burt Lancaster) decides he wants out of the agency so he can spend more time with his wife. But Cross must be killed because he knows too much, so the task goes to his protégé, Scorpio (Alain Delon). The two men play a game of global cat-and-mouse filled with double crosses.

In a chilling scenario of international espionage and intrigue, Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon star as two adversaries, one a C.I.A. agent, the other a French assassin hired to kill him.

In a chilling scenario of international espionage and intrigue, Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon star as two adversaries, one a C.I.A. agent, the other a French assassin hired to kill him.

This creepy Euro-thriller is centered in a French boarding school for wayward young women. Palmer is the over-the-top head mistress who runs the joint.

This creepy Euro-thriller is centered in a French boarding school for wayward young women. Palmer is the over-the-top head mistress who runs the joint.