Homicide, Betrayal, and Political Turmoil: The Markovic Scandal That Nearly Ended Alain Delon's Career

 Homicide, Betrayal, and Political Turmoil: The Markovic Scandal That Nearly Ended Alain Delon's Career.

Narrative: In October 1968, actor Alain Delon became entangled in the Markovic affair, a scandal named after his bodyguard Stevan Markovic, who was found murdered and hidden in a mattress cover at a landfill in Élancourt, Yvelines

From Plein Soleil to Borsalino, and from Le Samouraï to Cercle Rouge, Alain Delon has seamlessly embodied a wide range of criminal characters, from cunning crooks to ruthless hitmen. His fascination with the underworld transcends the screen, rooted in his early years in Montmartre during the late 1950s, where he mingled with the darker elements of society. Although Delon could have easily fallen into a life of crime, he instead ascended to cinematic stardom, all while maintaining shadowy ties to the criminal world that continued to intrigue him throughout his career.

In October 1968, Alain Delon found himself deeply implicated in what would soon erupt as the Markovic affair, a scandal named after his former bodyguard, Stevan Markovic, whose lifeless body was discovered wrapped in a mattress cover at a landfill in Élancourt, Yvelines. Markovic, a Yugoslav political exile with a checkered past marked by convictions for theft and violence, was far from an ordinary aide. By the time of his murder, he was no longer under Delon's employ, having been dismissed by the actor just prior to the crime under accusations that would later fuel the unfolding controversy..