Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed. All these characters twist their way through an intricate and stylish French language thriller.
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Cast
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| Wilhelmenia Fernandez | ... | Cynthia Hawkins (as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez) | |
| Frédéric Andréi | ... | Jules | |
| Richard Bohringer | ... | Gorodish | |
| Thuy An Luu | ... | Alba | |
| Jacques Fabbri | ... | Commissaire Jean Saporta | |
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Chantal Deruaz | ... | Nadia |
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Anny Romand | ... | Paula |
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Roland Bertin | ... | Simon Weinstadt, l'imprésario |
| Gérard Darmon | ... | L' Antillais | |
| Dominique Pinon | ... | Le curé | |
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Jean-Jacques Moreau | ... | Krantz |
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Patrick Floersheim | ... | Zatopek |
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Raymond Aquilon | ... | Abdullah, le rasta |
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Eugène Berthier | ||
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Gérard Chaillou | ... | Mortier |
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A young opera-loving mailman, Jules, becomes inadvertently entangled in murder, when a young woman fleeing two mob hit men drops an incriminating cassette into his mailbag. Jules has just recently recorded opera star Cynthia Hawkins' latest concert, something of a coup as Hawkins refuses to make recordings of any kind. Soon Jules finds himself the target of the hit men, who want the voice recording, and also of another couple of ominous and mysterious agents. Written by garykmcd
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FranceRelease Date:
23 April 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,672, 4 November 2007Gross USA:
$110,014Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$110,014Company Credits
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Alba: What is Abyssus abyssum?
Gorodish: It means the abyss calls the abyss
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Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Wilhelmenia Fernandez (as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez)
© Copyright by Galaxie Musique 1981
Tous droits réservés
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When Nadia is just exiting the metro station and runs into Jules, he is wearing his postman's cap. Later, in the police station when Paula is recounting Nadia's death, the same scene is replayed, except this time Jules is not wearing his cap. See more »Quotes
Gorodish: Abyssus abyssum invocatAlba: What is Abyssus abyssum?
Gorodish: It means the abyss calls the abyss
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The music continues for a minute and five seconds after the credits end. See more »Alternate Versions
Lion's Gate released a DVD (under the "Meridien Collection" banner) with 6' of deleted shots (all extensions of existing scenes) that were intentionally cut in the original by the director before the initial release, with those deleted shots not as bonus material on the DVD but actually edited back into the film, and advertised on the DVD as a "restored version". The resultant timing was 123'. This is not an official version, but an unauthorized re-editing by a DVD company. The correct timing of the film is 117'25". See more »Soundtracks
Ave MariaComposed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Wilhelmenia Fernandez (as Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez)
© Copyright by Galaxie Musique 1981
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