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7 October 1998 (France)
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Tagline:
Pour l'attendrir, faut taper dessus
Plot:
A private investigator (nicknamed Octopus after his long arms) travels to the small town of Angernaud...
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Gumshoe
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1 nomination
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An expensive movie
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Cast
(in credits order) | Jean-Pierre Darroussin | ... | Gabriel Lecouvreur, 'le Poulpe' |
 | Clotilde Courau | ... | Cheryl |
 | Stéphane Boucher | ... | Chauffeur de taxi |
| Julie Delarme | ... | Sandra |
| Aristide Demonico | ... | Pedro |
 | James Faulkner | ... | Thomas |
| Jean-François Gallotte | ... | Patron de bar 1 |
| Nicolas Jouhet | ... | Chauffeur Jaguar |
| François Levantal | ... | Agresseur dans le train |
| Bruno Lochet | ... | Gendarme |
| Martine Logier | ... | Marie-Jeanne Desanges |
 | Philippe Nahon | ... | Patron de bar 2 |
| Julien Rassam | ... | Le Travesti |
 | Frédéric van den Driessche | ... | Nicolas Lesprit |
| Yves Verhoeven | ... | La Fouine |
| Didier Abot | ... | Guichetier SNCF |
| Christian Anneix | ... | Buveur bar 1 |
| Gérard Barreaux | ... | Buveur bar 2 |
| Claude Bergamin | ... | Contradicteur JT 2 |
| Bernard Binet | ... | Barman |
| Sophie Bonnaure | ... | Journaliste JT |
| Gérard Bourgarel | ... | Inconnu cargo |
| Patrice Boutin | ... | Homme de main |
| Jean-Claude Braquet | ... | Homme au survêtement |
| Catherine Buquen | ... | Amie de Lesprit |
| Céline Cailleau | ... | Copine de Chéryl |
| Irène Casu | ... | Madame Perez |
| Patrick Des Mazery | ... | Journaliste JT |
| Rodolfo De Souza | ... | Capitaine cargo |
| Joseph Drezga | ... | Cuisinier bar |
| Alain Emelin | ... | Buveur marché |
| Joseph Falcucci | ... | Employé cimetière |
| Marc Faure | ... | Interviewé JT |
| Olivier Foubert | ... | Jeune à la Corvette |
| Christophe Giordano | ... | Buveur bar |
| Isabelle Gomez | ... | Gardienne de l'Ecomusée |
| Jean-Louis Grinfeld | ... | Patron de bar 3 |
| Yann Guillemot | ... | Serveur |
| Lise Lamétrie | ... | Secrétaire mairie |
| Jean-Jacques Lefeuvre | ... | Buveur bar |
| Yann Olejarz | ... | Journaliste |
| Jessie Palicot | ... | Vendeuse |
| Nicolas Pissaboeuf | ... | Marin |
| René Rabreau | ... | Buveur marché |
| Sébastien Rocquefelte | ... | Homme de main |
| Michel Trillot | ... | Facteur |
| Michel Valmer | ... | Producteur muscadet |
| Sandy Welch | ... | Second du cargo |
| Gilbert Zind | ... | Contradicteur JT 1 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Anne-Sophie Bozon | ... | Figuration principale |
Directed by | |||
| Guillaume Nicloux | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Guillaume Nicloux | writer | |
| Jean-Bernard Pouy | writer | |
| Patrick Raynal | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Charles Gassot | .... | producer | |
| Jacques Hinstin | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alexander Balanescu | |||
| Laconic | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pascal Gennesseaux | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stéphane Pereira | |||
Casting by | |||
| Pascale Béraud | |||
| Margot Capelier | |||
| Brigitte Moidon | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jean-Marc Kerdelhue | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cécile Arlet Colin | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jacqueline Bouchard | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Patrick Girault | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Annick Legout | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Daniel Chevalier | .... | production manager | |
| Susanna Lo | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Gilles Loutfi | .... | unit manager | |
| Trystram Sylvain | .... | assistant unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Stéphane Batut | .... | crowd assistant director | |
| Philippe Guiheneuf | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Raphaëlle Piani | .... | third assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Christian Gazio | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Pierre André | .... | sound editing assistant | |
| Julien Cloquet | .... | adr engineer | |
| Dominique Dalmasso | .... | sound mixer | |
| Guillaume Sciama | .... | sound recordist | |
| Jérôme Wiciak | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jean-Pierre Halbwachs | .... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Gaston Marcotti | .... | digital artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Pascal Berceot | .... | first assistant camera: second unit | |
| Stéphane Cry | .... | electrician | |
| Jean-Claude Lother | .... | still photographer | |
| Eric Thurot | .... | electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nathalie Chesnais | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Olivier Fontenay | .... | color timer | |
| Nadine Verdier | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Samy Bardet | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Bruno Mercere | .... | music mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| Anne Wermelinger | .... | script supervisor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Bac Films (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Dada Studios music mixing
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"The Octopus" - USA (literal English title)
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Runtime:
100 min
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Certification:
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)
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Le Poulpe is a good movie made on books which aren't always greats. Players are good, summary is very good too, black humor is perfect. I only have one question. How the producers have spent 5 millions $ for a film of theaters which looks very like to en excellent TVFilm.