Les Spécialistes (1985)
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- 1h 34min
- Action, Adventure
- 13 Mar 1985 (France)
- Movie
During a routine transfer of prisoners from one jail to another, an accused cop killer, Paul Brandon, is temporarily chained to a con with only a year left to serve, Stéphane Carella. Paul bolts pulling the reluctant Stéphane with him....
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Cast
| Bernard Giraudeau | ... |
Paul Brandon
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| Gérard Lanvin | ... |
Stéphane Carella
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Christiane Jean | ... |
Laura
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| Maurice Barrier | ... |
Kovacs
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Daniel Jégou | ... |
Casino director
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Bertie Cortez | ... |
Mazetti
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Christian Bianchi |
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Jean-Luc Debrie |
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William Doherty |
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Bernard Hervé |
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Salvatore Ingoglia |
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Patrick Massieu |
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| Jacques Nolot | ... |
Le gendarme chez Laura
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Gerard Parachou |
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Frédéric Pieretti |
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Philippe Sarnin |
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Norman Stokle |
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Jean Toscan |
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Jesse Joe Walsh |
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Georges Zsiga |
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| Patrick Cauderlier | ... |
Gardien au Fusil
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Directed by
| Patrice Leconte | ||
Written by
| Bruno Tardon | ... | (story) |
| Patrick Dewolf | ... | (written by) & |
| Patrice Leconte | ... | (written by) & |
| Michel Blanc | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bernard Artigues | ... | executive producer |
| Christian Fechner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Éric Demarsan | ||
Cinematography by
| Eduardo Serra | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joëlle Hache | ||
Production Design by
| Jacques Bufnoir | ||
| Ivan Maussion | ... | (as Yvan Maussion) |
Production Management
| Henri Brichetti | ... | director of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Étienne Dhaene | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Alain Lachassagne | ... | sound mixer |
| Bernard Le Roux | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jean-Marc Lentretien | ... | sound mix technician |
| Jean-Paul Loublier | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Philippe Hubin | ... | special effects foreman |
Stunts
| Patrick Cauderlier | ... | Cco coordinateur cascades montagne / stunt double: Bernard Giraudeau / stunts |
| Yves Gabrielli | ... | stunts |
| Alain Guerillot | ... | stunts |
| Philippe Guégan | ... | stunts |
| Roland Neunreuther | ... | stunt driver |
| Alain Saugout | ... | stunts |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunts |
| Georges Zsiga | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Paul Meurisse | ... | camera operator |
Production Companies
- Les Films Christian Fechner (co-production)
- Films A2 (co-production)
Distributors
- Gaumont (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Mundial Filmes (1986) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Transmundo Films (1987) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1987) (France) (tv)
- CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Spain) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Spain) (video) (Betamax)
- Embassy Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Film Office (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Netflix (2021) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
- Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2005) (France) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Editions Le Lièvre de Mars (music edition)
- Ateliers de Segries (thanks)
- Galerie Berko (thanks)
- Montres Bréguet (thanks)
- Carvil (thanks)
- Control Data Corporation (thanks)
- Gyrafrance (thanks)
- International Telecommunications (thanks)
- Manutan (thanks)
- Motorola (thanks)
- Renoma (thanks)
- Alcatel Thomson Radiotéléphone (thanks)
- Bonnet (thanks)
- Scop "S.C.F.L.C." (thanks)
- Thomson-CSF (thanks)
- Collection Jean-Charles Maratier (weapons and costumes)
- Aeroport De Paris (cooperation)
- Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF) (cooperation)
- Fuji (film stock)
- Agfa Gevaert (film negative)
- Ciné Lumières de Paris (lighting equipment)
- Ciné-Titres (subtitles)
- Copra Films (sound dubbing)
- Euro-Titres (titles)
- Samuelson Alga Cinéma (camera equipment)
- Laboratoires Éclair (film laboratory)
- Paris-Studios-Billancourt (sound stages)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix: Dolby Stereo®)
- Actions Movies (stunt equipment)
Storyline
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During a routine transfer of prisoners from one jail to another, an accused cop killer, Paul Brandon, is temporarily chained to a con with only a year left to serve, Stéphane Carella. Paul bolts pulling the reluctant Stéphane with him. They escape to a farmhouse whose lovely owner Laura lost her husband to a cop's bullet; so she agrees to assist them. Once out of their chains, Paul proposes the burglary of a casino owned by the Mafia. Stéphane and Laura agree, but Stéphane soon learns that Paul is an undercover cop whose burglary plot is a ruse to start a war between rival gangs. Can they avoid detection? And what about the heist?
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| Taglines | C'était impossible, ils l'ont fait ! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF30,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Goofs | When Carella opens the bag, the spectator sees only 500-franc bills. 3 billion francs makes 6,000,000 bills, each weighing about 1 gram. That's a haul of 6 tons. Difficult to transport in a single bag and to carry like an ordinary sports bag. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in L'aventure des spécialistes (2002). See more » |