Dobermann (1997)

The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Kounen

Writer:

Joël Houssin

Stars:

Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo, Monica Bellucci

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Cassel	...	Yann Lepentrec dit Le Dop
Tchéky Karyo	...	Commissaire Sauveur Cristini
Monica Bellucci	...	Nathalie dit Nat la Gitane
Antoine Basler	...	Jean-Claude Ayache dit Moustique
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Elie Frossard dit l'Abbé
Pascal Demolon	...	Inspecteur Lefèvre
Marc Duret	...	Inspecteur Baumann
Romain Duris	...	Manu
François Levantal	...	Léo
Ivan Merat-Barboff	...	Inspecteur David Silverberg
Stéphane Metzger	...	Olivier Brachet dit Sonia
Chick Ortega	...	Jacky Sueur dit Pitbull
Patrick Rocca	...	Commissaire Clodarec
Florence Thomassin	...	Florence
Roland Amstutz	...	Oncle Joe, vieux

Storyline

The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

shootout | prelude | family held hostage | male frontal nudity | lunatic | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, and for drug use and sexuality

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English Spanish

Release Date:

18 June 1997 (France)

Also Known As:

Doberman

Filming Locations:

Canal de l'Ourcq, Paris 19, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 226,487 (Germany) (8 May 1998)

Gross:

DEM 226,487 (Germany) (8 May 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, La Chauve Souris

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jan Kounen:  man trapped in the bank doors

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Quotes

Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann: [shoving Cristini's head out of the high speed moving car onto the road] Free shave tonight

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Connections

Followed by Dobermann 2: Arm Wrestle (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Dobermann (Bienvenue dans le chaos)"
Written by Schyzomaniac
Performed by Brune and Gaze

User Reviews

if you like gangster cinema, you gonna love it!

Excellently assembled, beautiful criminal movie, maybe better than Tarantino projects. Despite fact, that plot is not so original, its very interesting. Nothing is here black and white, and even a cop can be really bad ass. Curious scenes are here as e.g throwing grenade in motorcyclist helmet or face friction on roadway. Very brutal scenes creates climate of story. this movie Shows inspirations from "Natural born killers". Fans of these movies will be satisfied. Also there's place for crazy humor. In general it's rig of good European gangster cinema. Its really worth to watch, cause there's not a lot good criminal/action movies like these. Besides i think it's good reason to admire great Monica Belluci ;)