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Joël Houssin (writer)
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Release Date:
18 June 1997 (France) more
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Plot:
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers... more | add synopsis
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Jan Kounen’s Dobermann Finally Gets A Decent DVD
 (From Twitch. 8 April 2009, 8:43 AM, PDT)

Efm 2009: Coco Chanel And Igor Stravinsky
 (From Twitch. 10 February 2009, 6:44 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
Violent, nihilistic. But so cool. more (80 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Vincent Cassel ... Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann

Tchéky Karyo ... Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini

Monica Bellucci ... Nathalie / Nat the gipsy
Antoine Basler ... Jean-Claude Ayache, dit "Moustique"
Dominique Bettenfeld ... Elie Frossard, dit "l'abbé"
Pascal Demolon ... Lefèvre
Marc Duret ... Inspecteur Baumann
Romain Duris ... Manu
François Levantal ... Leo
Ivan Merat-Barboff ... Silverberg
Stéphane Metzger ... Olivier Brachet, dit Sonia
Chick Ortega ... Jacky Sueur aka Pitbull
Patrick Rocca ... Commissaire Clodarec
Florence Thomassin ... Florence
Roland Amstutz ... Jo Hell (Oncle Joe vieux)
Jean Lescot ... Le père de Sonia / Sonia's father
Arnaud Arbessier ... Oncle Joe jeune
José Camacho ... Le père de Dob (as Jo Camacho)
Jean-François Catton ... Le directeur de la banque
Rodolph Freytt ... Un convoyeur
Attica Guedj ... La mère de Sonia
Marcel Leguilloux ... Le curé (as Marcel Le Guilloux)
Laura Mañá ... Victoria
Bruno Richard ... L'adjoint du directeur de la banque
Francia Seguy ... La cliente âgée de la banque
Virginie Arnaud ... La pute frappée
Marc Baschet ... Le clochard

Affif Ben Badra ... Le mac (as Afif Ben Badra)
Lucie Bizart ... Dobermann bébé
Frédéric Camus ... Le barman
Marc Caro ... Le flic mitrailleur miraculé
Elle Chocho ... Un travesti chez "Joe Hell"
Anthéa Cintract ... Une danseuse
Gilles Conseil ... Le motard Rainer G
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Lambert

Gaspar Noé ... Le marchand de merguez casher / Stunned Bypasser
Carméla Valente ... La mère de Dob
Jan Kounen ... Man at bank (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jan Kounen 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Joël Houssin  writer

Produced by
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela .... producer
Éric Névé .... producer
 
Original Music by
Brune  (as Schyzomaniac)
Jean-Jacques Hertz 
Philippe Mallier 
François Roy 
Schyzomaniac 
 
Cinematography by
Michel Amathieu 
 
Film Editing by
Bénédicte Brunet 
Eric Carlier (co-editor)
 
Casting by
Pierre-Jacques Bénichou 
 
Production Design by
Michel Barthélémy 
 
Costume Design by
Chattoune 
 
Production Management
Emmanuel Jacquelin .... production manager
Susanna Lo .... unit production manager
Roxanne Pinheiro .... assistant production manager
Laurent Sivot .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Campi-Lemaire .... third assistant director
Sébastien Deux .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Boris Piot .... swing gang
 
Sound Department
Eric Chevallier .... sound recordist
Jean-Paul Hurier .... sound editor
Jean-Paul Hurier .... sound re-recording mixer
Richard Shorr .... sound designer
Richard Shorr .... supervising sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Alice Moine .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Gaston Marcotti .... digital artist
 
Stunts
Olivier Vitrant .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Boris Bourgois .... grip
Stéphane Martin .... assistant camera
Fabienne Octobre .... focus puller
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandrine Langen .... wardrobe
Sylvie Ong .... wardrobe mistress
 
Editorial Department
Eric LeGarçon .... assistant editor
Yvan Lucas .... color timer
 
Music Department
Guennady Dmitryak .... musical director: chorus
Jean-Jacques Hertz .... musician: keyboards, guitars, electronic and acoustic bass
Jean-Jacques Milteau .... musician: mouth organ, "Woosh!!" and "Bang..."
Rick Wentworth .... musical director
 
Other crew
Aude Boedec .... production coordinator
Olivia Bruynoghe .... script supervisor
Charlotte Girard .... unit trainee
Charles Senard .... unit trainee
Philippe Valentin .... head production accountant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, and for drug use and sexuality.
Runtime:
103 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Jan Kounen]man trapped in the bank doors more
Quotes:
Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini: [One of his only lines spoken in English] Welcome to reality baby. more
Movie Connections:
Features Gisèle Kérozène (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Dobermann (Bienvenue dans le chaos) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Violent, nihilistic. But so cool., 10 September 2002
9/10
Author: tenten76 from London

People have compared Dobermann to Tarantino's stuff, but I think it's much more similar to Luc Besson's Leon / crossed with Baz Luhrmann's direction in the opening of Romeo & Juliet.

Great comic-book angles and poses, larger-than-life characters, comic-book violence, Prodigy soundtrack.. Brilliant stuff.

Very cool theme, and great CGI opening credits (worth a mention on their own). I couldn't work out why Tcheky Karyo says about 3/4 of his lines in accented English, but who cares.

It's uncomplicated, violent, stylish mayhem, and it's great.

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