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Release Date:
21 October 1981 (France) more
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Plot:
French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to one of the African countries to kill their president Njala... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Jean-Paul Belmondo ... Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss'
Jean Desailly ... Le ministre
Robert Hossein ... Le commissaire Rosen
Michel Beaune ... Le capitaine Valeras
Cyrielle Clair ... Alice Ancelin
Jean-Louis Richard ... Le colonel Martin

Sidiki Bakaba ... Le prisonnier évadé
Pierre Saintons ... Le président N'Jala
Marie-Christine Descouard ... Doris Frederiksen
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu ... L'inspecteur Farges

Elisabeth Margoni ... Jeanne Baumont
Pierre Vernier ... Salvatore Volfoni
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maurice Auzel ... Un flic
Baaron
Michel Berreur ... Clochard
Jean-Claude Bouillaud
Daniel Breton
Julien Bukowski
Jacques Canselier ... Livreur de fleurs
Guillaume Corea
Gérard Darrieu ... Picard
Cheik Doukouré
Pierre Forget
Dany Kogan ... Le Sergent Gruber
Beate Kopp
Sidney Kotto
René Lafleur
Marc Lamole
Guy Mairesse ... Instructor Picard
Bernard Marcellin
Bele Mukeba
Samuel Nolison
Serge Nubret ... L'infirmier au procès
Pascal N'Zonzi
Claude-Bernard Perot
Yves Pignot
André Weber ... Le clochard "associé"
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Directed by
Georges Lautner 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Patrick Alexander  novel
Jacques Audiard  writer
Michel Audiard  writer
Georges Lautner  writer

Produced by
Alain Belmondo .... producer
Georges Dancigers .... delegate producer
Alexandre Mnouchkine .... delegate producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone 
 
Cinematography by
Henri Decaë 
 
Film Editing by
Michelle David 
 
Production Design by
Eric Moulard 
 
Set Decoration by
Philippe Turlure 
 
Costume Design by
Paulette Breil 
 
Makeup Department
Charly Koubesserian .... key makeup artist
Jacques Leymond .... hair stylist
Alice Schwartz .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Alain Belmondo .... unit production manager
Dominique Rigaux .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Alain Sempé .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Rodallec .... camera operator
Vincent Rossell .... still photographer
 
Other crew
Annie Maurel .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Professional (USA)
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Runtime:
109 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Like many other Belmondo vehicles, this movie was purchased by the Soviet movie ministry in 1982. However, it was not released until 1990. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the clochards reach the car with the policemen inside, one of the chlochards destroys a bottle on the roof of the car, so the roof gets wet and there are lots of glass splinters on it. In various shots after, the roof is completely clean again. more
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24 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Unbelievabel, 28 April 2001
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Author: Tobias (JKettch@aol.com) from Bochum / Germany

There are not many movies which impressed me as much as this one. Everything is perfect, actors, story and as the best) the music of Ennio Morricone..... One of the movies you can see as much as you want...you will never be bored! Forget modern/new action movies made in Hollywood. See this one. Today no one makes movies like this any more... Just unbelievabel and great!

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