The Professional
the Professional is a French police film carried out by Georges Lautner and left on October 21st 1981 in the rooms.
Synopsis
Secret agent of the French services, Josselin Beaumont (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is sent to Malagawi, small country of Africa, to kill there president Jala, local and enemy dictator of the French interests. Meanwhile, the political situation having changed, the French secret services denounce Joss which is arrested and imprisoned in a bagne where it will undergo worst tortures. Two years later, managing to escape, Joss joined Paris where it has nothing any more but only one idea at the head: to be avenged for its superiors while achieving his initial mission; to cut down Jala, on a diplomatic journey in France for 3 days.
Data sheet
- Title: the Professional
- Realization: Georges Lautner
- Scenario: Michel Audiard and Georges Lautner, according to the novel of Patrick Alexander Died of an animal to the fragile skin
- Dialogs: Michel Audiard
- Production: Alain Belmondo, Georges Dancigers and Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Photography: Henri Decaë
- Assembly: Michelle David
- Decorations: Eric Moulard
- Costumes: Paulette Breil
- Publicity: Rene Castle
- Country of origin: France
- Format: Colors - 1,66:1 - Mono - 35 mm
- Kind: Police officer
- Lasted: 106 minutes
- Coming out date: October 21st 1981
- (France)
Distribution
- Jean-Paul Belmondo: Josselin Beaumont, known as Joss
- Jean Desailly: The minister
- Cyrielle Claire: Alice Ancelin
- Michel Beaune: The captain Valéras
- Jean-Louis Richard: The colonel Martin
- Elisabeth Margoni: Jeanne Beaumont
- Robert Hossein: The police chief Rosen
- Pierre Saintons: The president Jala
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu: The auxiliary inspector Farges
- Pierre Sliding gauge: Salvatore Volfoni
- Marie-Christine Descouard: Dory Fredricsen
- Pascal Zonzi: Happy Arthur
- Maurice Auzel
- Daniel Breton
- Yves Pignot
- Kopps
Reward
Nomination with the César of the best music in 1982.
External bond
'' The Professional '' on Internet Movie Database
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