In a palace of Paris. Two detectives are investigating a two-year-old murder. Emile and Francoise Chenal are putting pressure on Jim Fox Warner, a boxing manager, who owes them a huge ...
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| Laurent Terzieff | ... | William Prospero | |
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Aurelle Doazan | ... | Arielle |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Inspector Neveu | |
| Nathalie Baye | ... | Françoise Chenal | |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Emile Chenal | |
| Johnny Hallyday | ... | Jim Fox Warner | |
| Alain Cuny | ... | Old Mafioso | |
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Xavier Saint-Macary | ... | Accountant |
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Pierre Bertin | ... | Young Son |
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Alexandra Garijo | ... | Young Daughter |
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Stéphane Ferrara | ... | Tiger Jones |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | ... | Princess of the Bahamas | |
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Eugène Berthier | ... | Old manager |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Wise young girl | |
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Cyrille Dajinckourt | ... | La fille |
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In a palace of Paris. Two detectives are investigating a two-year-old murder. Emile and Francoise Chenal are putting pressure on Jim Fox Warner, a boxing manager, who owes them a huge amount of money. But Jim also owes money to the Mafia, and it seems the boxing match he is counting on to bail out will not be sufficient... Written by Yepok
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Release Date:
23 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Detective See more »Filming Locations:
Hôtel Concorde Saint-Lazare, Paris 8, Paris, FranceCompany Credits
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Françoise Chenal: Isn't he Tiger Jones?
Jim Fox Warner: Yeah, but a champion always fights himself.
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Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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Jean-Luc Godard dedicated the film to John Cassavetes, Edgar G. Ulmer and Clint Eastwood. See more »Quotes
Tiger Jones: Tiger Jones - - I'll knock him out!Françoise Chenal: Isn't he Tiger Jones?
Jim Fox Warner: Yeah, but a champion always fights himself.
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Étude No. 3, from Études, Op. 10Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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Half an hour in, I was thinking of leaving. An hour in, I was completely taken. Godard breaks all the rules the way a child breaks birthday toys, to see how they work. Sometimes utterly pointless, and sloppy, sometimes brilliant. The ending is laughable, not funny.