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10 November 1982 (France)
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Nicole is a Parisian streetwalker and Dede is her racketeer boyfriend, on the outs with his mob bosses because of a dispute over Nicole...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nathalie Baye | ... | Nicole Danet |
| Philippe Léotard | ... | Dédé Laffont |
| Richard Berry | ... | Mathias Palouzi |
| Maurice Ronet | ... | Roger Massina |
| Bernard Freyd | ... | Le Capitaine |
| Christophe Malavoy | ... | Tintin |
| Jean-Paul Comart | ... | Le Belge (as Jean-Paul Connart) |
| Albert Dray | ... | Carlini |
| Florent Pagny | ... | Simoni |
 | Tchéky Karyo | ... | Petrovic (as Tcheky Karyo) |
| Raouf Ben Yaghlane | ... | Djerbi |
| Galia Salimo | ... | Sabrina, la prostituée (as Galia Dujardin) |
| Sam Karmann | ... | Paulo Sanchez |
| Robert Atlan | ... | Ayouche |
| Luc-Antoine Diquéro | ... | Picard |
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The Nark (USA) (informal literal English title)
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France:103 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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A small time ex-con (Phillipe Leotard as Dede) and his prostitute girlfriend Nicole (Nathalie Baye) are relentlessly pressured by an aggressive and at time brutal police squad led by Mathias Palouzi (Richard Berry) to inform on the mob. Using any means necessary, playing one off against the other, humiliation, beatings, or threats, the couple is forced to become informants on underworld leader Roger Massina (Maurice Ronet). The love story is at the heart of the film, while the cops and crooks make up opposite ends, though they often employ similar means. Berry seems to flourish in the middle, beating up on Dede while playing a little softer with his girlfriend Nicole. A fast pace takes us whizzing through some great Paris locations, through a stagey looking though fairly impressive shootout on a crowded street, and several seedy dead end alleyways. Many of the underworld characterizations are terrific, and the classy soundtrack (especially the ending) is perfect for the mood.