O Profissional (1981)

Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.

Director:

Georges Lautner

Writers:

Patrick Alexander (novel), Georges Lautner (adaptation)

Stars:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly, Cyrielle Clair

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Josselin Beaumont dit 'Joss'
Jean Desailly	...	Le ministre
Cyrielle Clair	...	Alice Ancelin (as Cyrielle Claire)
Marie-Christine Descouard	...	Doris Frederiksen
Elisabeth Margoni	...	Jeanne Baumont
Jean-Louis Richard	...	Le colonel Martin
Michel Beaune	...	Le capitaine Valeras
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	...	L'inspecteur Farges (as Bernard Donnadieu)
Pierre Saintons	...	Le président N'Jala
Gérard Darrieu	...	L'instructeur Picard
Sidiki Bakaba	...	Le prisonnier évadé
Baaron
Robert Hossein	...	Le commissaire Rosen
Dany Kogan	...	Sergent Gruber
Marc Lamole	...	Le serveur d'hôtel

Storyline

French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to one of the African countries to kill their president Njala. However, at the last moment the political situation changes and the French secret service turns him in to the African authorities, and he is sentenced to a long-term imprisonment. After the daring escape he returns to France and deliberately informs his former chiefs of his presence promising them to kill Njala who has just arrived to the country with the official visit.

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Plot Keywords:

french agent | firearm | secret agent | french secret service | fictional country | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Like many other Belmondo vehicles, this movie was purchased by the Soviet movie ministry in 1982. However, it was not released until 1990.

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Goofs

When the clochards reach the car with the policemen inside, one of the chlochards destroys a bottle on the roof of the car, so the roof gets wet and there are lots of glass splinters on it. In various shots after, the roof is completely clean again.

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Connections

Referenced in Hvezdná párty: Episode #1.10 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Le Vent, Le Cri
Composed by Ennio Morricone
Directed by Ennio Morricone
Published by Général Music France

User Reviews

Wonderful movie. You never get tired of watching it.

For me this is the best work of Bel Mondo. The story its just perfect, Joss (main character) uses the orders that the service gave to him to kill president N'jala even after he became friend to to his government. They betrayed him and left him to die in prison. The character of commissaire Rosen it's a perfect one. I have seen this movie maybe 20 times and every time I find something new. The speech in the end between the minister and capitaine Valeras it's my preferite moment: Is this call under surveillance? Of course Mr. Minister. The duel between Rosen and Joss in the best picture of Paris I have ever seen is also great. But the truth is every moment and every word is perfect. You don't have to miss this movie.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 February 1982 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Profissional

Filming Locations:

Château de Maintenon, Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cerito Films, Les Films Ariane

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1