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Overview

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Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Luc Besson (dialogue)
Luc Besson (scenario)
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Release Date:

6 November 1985 (USA) more

Tagline:

An underground story where lives intertwine

Plot:

Fred is living in the Paris Metro system. He is blackmailing Helena, whose safe he has robbed. Fred... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

DVD Release Roundup – Mon 14th September 09
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Teaser for Luc Besson's Banlieue 13: Ultimatum
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What a Vision more (40 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Isabelle Adjani ... Héléna

Christopher Lambert ... Fred (as Christophe Lambert)
Richard Bohringer ... The Florist
Michel Galabru ... Inspector Gesberg
Jean-Hugues Anglade ... The Roller Skater
Jean Bouise ... The Station Master
Jean-Pierre Bacri ... Inspector Batman
Jean-Claude Lecas ... Robin
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam ... Jean

Jean Reno ... The Drummer

Eric Serra ... The Bassist
Arthur Simms ... The Singer
Michel D'Oz ... The Guitarist
Alain Guillard ... The Saxophonist
Jimmy Blanche ... The Percussionist
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Additional Details

Runtime:

104 min | Argentina:102 min | USA:98 min (English dubbed version) (edited version)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Luc Besson] [music] more

Quotes:

Commissioner Gesberg: [handcuffing the Roller to a bar inside the train just after he finished eating his sandwich] Police... menottes... prison. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Vollidiot (2007) more

Soundtrack:

It's Only Mystery more


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18 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
What a Vision, 2 November 2000
10/10
Author: Loff24 from Portugal

Besson... or pre-Besson... only the name fit right already... anyone who sees the movie can feel that its director was aiming for higher points... all the movie (if you catch it in its widescreen edition) is filmed geometrically and Besson uses all the length of the field to capture emotions, moments, visions in a film that refuses to take itself seriously, and only wants to amuse people... if you're looking for the typical Besson movie, watch this one: style-breathing, visionary, gripping and good-humored. Eric Serra's score reflects perfectly not only all an atmosphere but also the evolution of a partnership between director and composer. Check out the way the film starts and never stops. I never saw a movie which reflected so perfectly an intense, artificial atmosphere, and a so vivid characterization of the labyrinths society can create and the sub-creatures that can live inside it... I wish I was French and that I was born 10 years earlier, so that I could live more of this movie when it came out, as well as all the movies by Besson. Oh well, I'll stick to reality and marvel at this finely crafted movie, which I never get tired of. 9 out of 10!!!

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