The Professional (1981)
1h 48m
Running Time
October 21, 1981Release Date
The Professional (1981)
1h 48m
Running Time
October 21, 1981Release Date
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Plot.
French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.
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Cast & Crew.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss'
Robert Hossein
Commissaire Rosen
Jean Desailly
Le ministre
Cyrielle Clair
Alice Ancelin
Marie-Christine Descouard
Doris Frederiksen
Elisabeth Margoni
Jeanne Baumont
Jean-Louis Richard
Le colonel Martin
Michel Beaune
Le capitaine Edouard Valeras
Pierre Vernier
Salvatore Volfoni
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
L'inspecteur Farges
Pierre Saintons
Le président N'Jala
Gérard Darrieu
L'instructeur Picard
Georges Lautner
Director
Patrick Alexander
Writer
Sidiki Bakaba
Le prisonnier évadé
Dany Kogan
Sergent Gruber
Marc Lamole
Le serveur d'hôtel
Jacques Audiard
Writer
Jacques Canselier
Le petit homme aux fleurs
Michel Audiard
Writer
Alain Belmondo
Producer
Bernard Marcellin
Agent service secret 1
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Agent service secret 2
Claude-Bernard Perot
Agent service secret 3
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Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 1981
Original NameLe Professionnel
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Professional (original title: Le Professionnel; French pronunciation: [lə pʁɔfɛsjɔˈnɛl]) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning 1976 novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander.The film was a commercial success upon its theatrical release and was the fourth most watched feature film in France in 1981 behind La Chèvre, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Fox and the Hound, selling 5,243,559 tickets.The music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and the main theme "Chi Mai" became an instrumental hit and subsequent classic.
The famous final scene of the movie was made in Château de Maintenon.
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