Le battant (1983)

Director:

Alain Delon

Writers:

André Caroff (novel), Alain Delon (scenario & adaptation),

Stars:

Alain Delon, François Périer, Pierre Mondy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Delon	...	Jacques Darnay
François Périer	...	Gino Ruggieri
Pierre Mondy	...	Rouxel
Anne Parillaud	...	Nathalie
Andréa Ferréol	...	Sylviane Chabry
Marie-Christine Descouard	...	Clarisse
Michel Beaune	...	Pierre Mignot
Gérard Hérold	...	Sauvat
Jean-François Garreaud	...	Pradier
Richard Anconina	...	Samatan
Jean-Marc Bataillard
Michel Berreur	...	Christian
Michel Bertay	...	Le maître d'hôtel chez Ruggieri
Gabriel Briand
Jean-Paul Burot

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

eighties | nudity | diamond | violence | car chase | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

2 February 1983 (France)

Also Known As:

Ice

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adel Productions, T. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Le Samouraï (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Le Samouraï"
(excerpt)
Written by 'François de Roubaix'

User Reviews

Dedicated to René Clement...

...who directed Delon in one of his most memorable parts "Plein soleil" (1959)-the first version of "the talented MrRipley";also worthwhile was "les felins" (1964).

"Le battant " has nothing to do with René Clement though.It would rather recall Henri Verneuil.The story is run of the mill diamonds chase ,diamonds which Delon hid somewhere (we will know where in the last pictures)just before he was arrested .When he's released ,a lot of people are hot on his heels ,cops and robbers as well.Mildly entertaining,because it does not lack tempo,the movie accumulates the dead bodies and a certain misogyny.

Delon's sophomore effort as a director.His movie seems to belong to the precedent decade.He's only offering us diamonds and rust here,and we've already paid.