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Léon: The Professional
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Cast
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| Jean Reno | ... | ||
| Gary Oldman | ... | ||
| Natalie Portman | ... | ||
| Danny Aiello | ... | ||
| Peter Appel | ... | ||
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Willi One Blood | ... |
1St Stansfield Man
(as Willie One Blood)
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| Don Creech | ... | ||
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Keith A. Glascoe | ... | |
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Randolph Scott | ... | |
| Michael Badalucco | ... | ||
| Ellen Greene | ... | ||
| Elizabeth Regen | ... | ||
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Carl J. Matusovich | ... | |
| Frank Senger | ... | ||
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Lucius Wyatt Cherokee | ... |
Tonto
(as Lucius Wyatt 'Cherokee')
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Plot Synopsis
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Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour's unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the ... Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
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He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for scenes of strong graphic violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 November 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Professional See more »Box Office
Budget:
FRF 115,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
JPY 112,586,900 (Japan) (3 January 1997)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Tony: Allora, come stai, Leone?
Léon: Bene.
[Tony puts out his cigarette in an ashtray]
Tony: OK. OK. Let's talk business.
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The lead charecter name is Leon and there is a gun named Matilda. See more »
Written by Nacio Herb Brown (as Nacio Brown) and Arthur Freed
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Did You Know?
Trivia
During the filming involving all of the police cars on the street, a man ran from a store he had just robbed. When he encountered the movie set by accident, he saw all of the "police" and gave himself up to a bunch of uniformed extras. See more »Goofs
Early in the movie, when the fat man fires his gun at the wooden curtain to the terrace, there is a scene with conspicuously fewer bullet-holes than in the preceding scene. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Tony: Allora, come stai, Leone?
Léon: Bene.
[Tony puts out his cigarette in an ashtray]
Tony: OK. OK. Let's talk business.
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Crazy Credits
Under the "SPECIAL THANKS" heading you will find: Chevalier KAMEN (Prince of the Mash Potatoes) Byblos Bill (King of Saint Tropez) Princess Trudy (Queen of Hearts) See more »Connections
Referenced in Resident Evil 4 (2005)The lead charecter name is Leon and there is a gun named Matilda. See more »
Soundtracks
"Singing in the Rain"Written by Nacio Herb Brown (as Nacio Brown) and Arthur Freed
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Luc Besson's "The Professional" is sort of a companion piece to his international breakthrough hit "La Femme Nikiti", and in many ways it's an even better film. It raises the stakes of Besson's playful women-with-guns theme by making the heroine a 12-year-old, played by a then unknown Natalie Portman. Jean Reno is excellent as her assassin trainer and surrogate father. Oldman is completely over the top in one of his best bad-guy roles, obsessed with both Beethoven and butchery. As a gritty, suspenseful thriller, this film won't leave action fans feeling cheated, but the film is so much more than that. At the center of "The Professional" is a wonderful father and daughter-like relationship between two damaged strangers who find solace in each other.