Largo Winch (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writers:

Philippe Francq (graphic novel)
Julien Rappeneau (writer)
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Release Date:

17 December 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic | Based On Graphic Novel | Based On Comic Book | Hong Kong | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tomer Sisley	...	Largo Winch
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Ann Ferguson
Miki Manojlovic	...	Nerio Winch
Mélanie Thierry	...	Léa / Naomi
Gilbert Melki	...	Freddy
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Korsky
Steven Waddington	...	Stephan Marcus
Anne Consigny	...	Hannah
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Goran
Nicolas Vaude	...	Gauthier - the butler
Benedict Wong	...	Wiliam Kwan
Gérard Watkins	...	Cattaneo
Wolfgang Pissors	...	Attinger
Theodore Thomas	...	Greenfield (as Ted Thomas)
David Gasman	...	Alexander Meyer
Elizabeth Bennett	...	Miss Pennywinkle (as Elizabeth Bennet)
Eddy Ko	...	Tattoo artist
Bojana Panic	...	Melina
Ivan Marevich	...	Josip
André Oumansky	...	Jacques Wallenberg
Digger Mesch	...	Police officer
Emmanuel Avena	...	Hicham
Micaelle Mee-Sook	...	Rebecca
Benjamin Siksou	...	Largo Winch (as a teenager)
Kerian Mayan	...	Largo Winch
Jake Vella	...	Largo Winch
Aidan Aquilina	...	Nerio Winch (as a child)
Andre Agius	...	Nerio Winch (as a teenager) (as Andre George Agius)
Léo-Paul Salmain	...	Goran
Julian De Gorgio	...	Goran (as a baby)
Warren Jacquin	...	Goran
Danica Cesljevic	...	Melina (as a teenager)
Angele Galea	...	Nerio's mother
Lubomir Misak	...	Nerio's father
Sai-Kit Yung	...	Saint John Hospital director (as Stuart Ong)
Marica Vuletic	...	Orphanage director (as Marica Vuletic Naumovic)
Marija Opsenica	...	Orphanage new director (as Marija Opsenica Zivkovic)
Nina Radonjic	...	Orphanage baby caretaker
Michel Dubois	...	School director
Jessie Cheung	...	Restaurant hostess
Joe Cortis	...	Orphanage warden
Sin Ho Ying Thomas	...	Yacht sailor
Murray Burton	...	Kramer
Jason Yip	...	Hotel waiter
Cathy Lam	...	Hotel lounge hostess
Predrag Vasic	...	Danis Vlatkovic
Tenessa Tampied-Dupuis	...	Goran's girlfriend
Byron Jeong	...	Chinese businessman (as Byron W. Jeong)
Derek Ting	...	Hotel technician
Alberto Bettencourt	...	Head of paramilitary
Oseas Garcia	...	Paramilitary
Vincent Haquin	...	Paramilitary
Patrick Vo	...	Marcus' bodyguard
Audrey Ottaviano	...	Marcus' bodyguard
Pascal Guillemin	...	Marcus' bodyguard
Michael Langton	...	Arthur Berman - Korsky's Financial Manager
Louisa Bojesen	...	CNBC newscaster
Ross Westgate	...	CNBC newscaster
Jacky Chu	...	TV sound engineer
Glen Chin	...	Policeman
Stuart Lee Markham	...	Policeman
Wai Fung Mak	...	Policeman
Paul Mau	...	Policeman
Emerson Cortez	...	Policeman
Jefferson Cortez	...	Policeman
Joselito Mateos	...	Winch Co. member of board
Koji Furudoi	...	Winch Co. member of board
Gérard Grégory	...	Winch Co. member of board (as Gérard Ouradou dit Grégory)
Roger Kajman	...	Winch Co. member of board
Jean-Pierre Frankfower	...	Winch Co. member of board
Jean-Georges Brunet	...	Winch Co. member of board
David Tissot	...	Winch Co. member of board
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Becky Lee	...	TV Reporter (uncredited)
Andrew Ng	...	Hong Kong annual Winch meeting guest (uncredited)
Fei Wai Tse	...	Hong Kong annual Winch meeting guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Jérôme Salle

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Francq		graphic novel
Julien Rappeneau		writer
Jérôme Salle		writer
Jean Van Hamme		graphic novel

Produced by
Chen On Chu	....	line producer: Hong Kong
Geoffroy de Boissezon	....	assistant executive producer
Nathalie Gastaldo	....	producer
Philippe Godeau	....	producer
Eric Zaouali	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Denis Rouden

Film Editing by
Richard Marizy

Casting by
Gigi Akoka

Production Design by
Michel Barthélémy

Art Direction by
Benoît Bechet
Ino Bonello
Yann Megard
Etienne Rohde

Set Decoration by
Boris Piot

Costume Design by
Radija Zeggai

Makeup Department
Olivier Afonso	....	special makeup effects artist
Guillaume Castagné	....	special makeup effects artist
Fannie Chan	....	makeup artist: second unit, Hong Kong
Céline Durand	....	hair stylist: second unit, Italy
Patrick Girault	....	key hair stylist
Sandrine Gonzales	....	hair stylist
Charlotte Lequeux	....	key makeup artist: second unit, Italy
Thi-Loan Nguyen	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Berkeley	....	unit manager: Sicily second unit
Shing Hung Chan	....	unit manager: Hong Kong
Edouard Decker	....	assistant unit manager
Grégoire Dirson	....	unit manager trainee: Sicily second unit
Marc Fontanel	....	production manager: Hong Kong
Benoit Hemard	....	assistant production manager
Water Hung	....	unit manager: second unit, Hong Kong
Debbie Lam	....	production manager: second unit, Hong Kong
David Mitnik	....	unit manager: second unit, Hong Kong
Jean-Patrick Nourricier	....	extra assistant unit manager
Gabriele Pacitto	....	unit manager: Sicily
François Pascaud	....	unit production manager: prep
Roxanne Pinheiro	....	unit manager
Jean-Pierre Sachs	....	unit manager
Roberta Salvi	....	unit manager: second unit, Sicily
Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante	....	unit production manager: Malta
Clément Sentilhes	....	production manager: second unit
Eric Simille	....	unit production manager: France
Eric Tang	....	production manager
Sophie Timbal	....	administratrice de production
Tourdjman Valentin	....	assistant unit manager: Sicily second unit
Wendy Wong	....	production manager: Macau

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fanny Aubrespin	....	first assistant director
Colin Azzopardi	....	second assistant director: Sicily, Hong Kong
Colin Azzopardi	....	third assistant director: Malta
Felix Baudouin	....	second assistant director
Ralph Chau	....	second assistant director: second unit, Hong Kong
Yann Cuinet	....	first assistant director: second unit
Roberto De Angelis	....	second unit director
Shek Frank	....	third assistant director: Hong Kong
Aurélie Jasnot	....	third assistant director
Johnnie Kong	....	first assistant director: second unit; Hong Kong
Philippe Larue	....	additional first assistant director
Marie Rolindes	....	second assistant director: second unit
Colombe Savignac	....	second assistant director
Sum Tse	....	second assistant director: Hong Kong
Brieuc Vanderswalm	....	first assistant director: Hong Kong/France

Art Department
François Borgeaud	....	property master
Rosalia Maria Canino	....	assistant art director
Mark Anthony Ellul	....	prop buyer: Malta
Benoit Godde	....	concept illustrator
Pascal Leguellec	....	assistant art director
Sarah Moudjebeur	....	assistant art director
Boris Piot	....	set dresser: Sicily
Etienne Rohde	....	assistant art director
Michel Schmitt	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Philippe Amouroux	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles Autrand	....	dialogue editor
Guadalupe Cassius	....	assistant sound editor
Rémi Daru	....	second sound assistant
Jean-Paul Hurier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nikolas Javelle	....	sound effects editor
François Maurel	....	sound mixer
Fred Messa	....	boom operator
Gael Nicolas	....	additional sound
Sandy Notarianni	....	sound editor
Pascal Villard	....	supervising sound editor
Mathieu Villien	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
Jean-Claude Dauphinot	....	special effects technician
Grégoire Delage	....	special effects coordinator
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects supervisor
Jérome Miel	....	special effects technician
Charles-Axel Vollard	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Maxime Bray	....	digital effects artist: Mac Guff Line
Bertrand Breuze	....	digital compositor
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects director
Alain Carsoux	....	visual effects supervisor
Séverine De Wever	....	visual effects coordinator
Carine Gillet	....	digital artist
Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge	....	Flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne, Paris
Aurélien Grand	....	retouch and restoration
Amélie Guyot	....	matchmover
Romain Leclerc	....	flame artist
Didier le Fouest	....	colorgrading artist
Elodie Ly Tri	....	retouch and restoration
Benoit Philippon	....	visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Renou	....	lighting and rendering: Mac Guff

Stunts
Stéphane Boulay	....	stunt coordinator: car stunts
Oumar Diaoure	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Lau Edmond	....	stunt coordinator: Hong Kong
Alain Figlarz	....	stunt coordinator
Kong Fu Keung	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Hong Kong
Jérôme Gaspard	....	stunt double
David Genty	....	stunts
Wing Kin Yip	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Hong Kong

Camera and Electrical Department
Adrian Bartolo	....	electrician
Adrian Borg Ghigo	....	video assist operator: second unit, Malta
Thomas Brémond	....	photographer
Mario L. Cassar	....	electrician
Arthuis Cécile	....	additional second assistant camera
Yiu Ming Chan	....	grip: second unit, Hong Kong
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography: Italy
Benoit Dentan	....	camera operator
Roger Do Minh	....	additional grip
Bruno Durand	....	key grip
Jimmy Fok	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit, Hong Kong
David Frak-Lauer	....	focus puller: first unit
Paolo Frasson	....	key grip; second unit, Italy
Florent Geslin	....	key grip: second unit, Hong Kong
Gian Claudio Giacomini	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, Italy
Zampieri Giacomo	....	additional clapper loader: second unit, Italy
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera operator
Kenny Lam	....	camera operator: second unit, Hong Kong
Raymond Lam	....	Steadicam operator: Hong Kong
Olivier Mandrin	....	gaffer
Wing Yin Ng	....	video assist operator: second unit, Hong Kong
Frédéric North	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Julien Pamart	....	second assistant camera
Giorgio Perluigi	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit, Italy
John Preca Trapani	....	clapper loader: second unit, Malta
Danilo Romancino	....	video assistant: second unit: Italy
Lertpan Somkhuan	....	grip: second unit, Hong Kong
Pichet Surasangwan	....	best boy grip: second unit, Hong Kong
Matthew Taylor	....	camera trainee
Emiliano Topai	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit, Italy
Alberto Torrecilla	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam, second unit
Luk Wa Wai	....	first assistant camera; "c" camera, Hong Kong

Casting Department
Louise Caruana Galizia	....	casting assistant
Miljan Glisic	....	casting coordinator: Serbia
Justine Léocadie	....	additional casting
Edward Said	....	casting: Malta
Zoran Stefanovic	....	casting associate: Serbia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loïc Barnier	....	costumer
Ernest Camilleri	....	wardrobe: Malta
Ferenc Fulmer	....	set costumer: second unit
Aurélie Morille	....	wardrobe: Malta & Sicily

Editorial Department
Jimmy Christophe	....	colorist
Brice Ferre	....	editor: making-of
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer
Laure Meynet	....	additional assistant editor
Sarah Perrain	....	additional assistant editor
Charlotte Rembauville	....	first assistant editor
Florent Vassault	....	first assistant editor
Benjamin Weill	....	additional editor

Music Department
Cyrille Aufort	....	orchestrator
Peter Cobbin	....	music recording engineer
Alexandre Desplat	....	conductor
Alexandre Desplat	....	electronic score programmer
Alexandre Desplat	....	orchestrator
Andrew Dudman	....	music mixer
Xavier Forcioli	....	pro tools operator
Dominique LeMonnier	....	music producer
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor
Gerard McCann	....	music editor
David Walter	....	electronic score programmer

Transportation Department
Charlie Galea	....	picture vehicle technician
Lorraine Kollar	....	transportation coordinator: Malta
Patrick Thomas McManus	....	picture vehicles coordinator

Other crew
Julien Béségher	....	assistant accountant: Hong Kong & Paris
Matthew Camilleri	....	location assistant
Vincent Casiro	....	making-of director
Wong Charlie	....	production assistant: Hong Kong
Guy Courtecuisse	....	post-production manager
Chiu Emily	....	production assistant: Hong Kong
Louise Caruana Galizia	....	set production assistant
Ivana Kastratovic	....	production coordinator: Malta
Wong Kevin	....	production assistant: Hong Kong
Simon Law	....	production assistant
Christie Lee	....	production assistant: Hong Kong
Virginie Le Pionnier	....	script supervisor
Philippe Lévy	....	production accountant
Julie Lupo	....	script supervisor second unit
Yann Megard	....	assistant art designer
Miroslav Milanovic Miki	....	production assistant
Peggy Pere	....	aerial ground coordinator
Mark Sansone	....	second unit production coordinator: studio
Pierre Selinger	....	production attorney
Daniel Thornton	....	production assistant
Galea Yolanda	....	production accountant
Tong Yorks	....	production coordinator: Hong Kong

Production Companies

• Pan Européenne Production
• Wild Bunch (co-production)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)
• Casa Productions (co-production)
• Araneo (in association with) (as Araneo Belgium S.A.)
• Sofica Valor 7 (in association with)
• Sofica SGAM AI Cinéma 1 (in association with)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (support)
• Procirep (support)
• Angoa-Agicoa (support)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)

Distributors

• Comstock (2008) (Japan) (all media)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2009) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Luxor Entertainment (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (all media)
• Pan Européenne Distribution (2008) (France) (all media)
• Telepool (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Wild Bunch Distribution (2008) (France) (all media)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recording studio
• Aerial Camera Systems  helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
• Duran Duboi  digital intermediate
• Hollydan Works  location unit
• Kinestezija  casting: Serbia
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  orchestra
• October Pictures  production service
• Studio Guillaume Tell  music mixed at
• TIA Janus  casting: Serbia
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Company:

Pan Européenne Production

Trivia:

The film is mainly based on the first two albums of the comic book series, with elements of the next two also included.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Meyer (David Gasman) is sitting in his office, there is a blue pocket square in the chest pocket of his suit. In the next scene, when he enters the council room, the pocket square has gone.

Movie Connections:

Version of Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Wire To Wire

French but Good (Screen)

In my knowledge, Largo winch was a famous french comics (never read) telling the adventures of a playboy, a sort of James Bond without the spy life! So, when I had to choose a movie for a 5 years-old kid, I picked it up because the kid was already a great fan of James Bond!

But, just after the opening credits, I got heavy doubts: when American movies offer amazing start, here, no action and a torrid sex scene … Then, the story get very complicated with financial moves… I thought I lost the kid.

But, strangely, he had been caught by Largo, and more than James Bond!

Was it the excellent interpretation of Tomer Sisley? The difficult relationship Largo has with his father? The multiple box story in which the friends are the bad guys, the bad guys are the friends? The exotic locations of Honk-Kong, Yougoslavia?

Dunno, but he really cares about Largo ("Will he get up?) and we enjoyed our moment.