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Les anges gardiens

  • 1995
  • G
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
3.4K
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Les anges gardiens (1995)
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Gerard Depardieu plays a sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective who flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob. He leaves the boy in the hands ... Read allGerard Depardieu plays a sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective who flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob. He leaves the boy in the hands of an earnest priest (Christian Clavier), who escorts him back to Paris. Soon Clavier and ... Read allGerard Depardieu plays a sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective who flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob. He leaves the boy in the hands of an earnest priest (Christian Clavier), who escorts him back to Paris. Soon Clavier and Depardieu are fighting it out, each shadowed by his good or evil guardian angel.

  • Director
    • Jean-Marie Poiré
  • Writers
    • Christian Clavier
    • Jean-Marie Poiré
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Christian Clavier
    • Eva Grimaldi
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Writers
      • Christian Clavier
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Christian Clavier
      • Eva Grimaldi
    • 10User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, and Eva Grimaldi in Les anges gardiens (1995)
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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Antoine Carco…
    Christian Clavier
    Christian Clavier
    • Père Hervé Tarain…
    Eva Grimaldi
    Eva Grimaldi
    • Regina Podium
    Yves Rénier
    Yves Rénier
    • Yvon Radmilo dit « la pince »
    Alexandre Eskimo
    • Bao
    Laurent Gendron
    • Lucky
    Eva Herzigova
    Eva Herzigova
    • Tchouk Tchouk Nougat
    • (as Eva Hertzigova)
    Jean Champion
    Jean Champion
    • Grand-père du Père Tarain
    Anna Gaylor
    • Mère du Père Hervé Tarain
    Nathalie Sejean
    • Maryse
    Jennifer Herrera
    • Luna
    Dominique Marcas
    Dominique Marcas
    • Mère Angelina
    Ysé Tran
    • Lily Wang
    Stéphanie Jaubert
    • Yasmina
    William Miale
    • Johnny
    Julien Courbey
    • Jérôme
    Laurent Jaubert
    • Rachid
    Francis Lemaire
    • Professeur Georges Van den Berg
    • Director
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
    • Writers
      • Christian Clavier
      • Jean-Marie Poiré
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    • Goofs
      The Hong Kong-Paris flight is said to land in Paris at 5:30AM local time. It takes-off during daylight, but with an approximate flight time of 13 1/2 hours and the time zone difference, the plane should have left Hong Kong at around 10:00PM local time (when it would have been dark).
    • Crazy credits
      Bloopers shown with the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical versions omitted a few shorter scenes of graphic violence to get a "Not under 12 years" rating. The VHS based on that version also misses these scenes, which include:
      • Yvon, father of Bao, gets hit by the knife thrown by the member of the triads; Bao screaming; another short scene where the knife in Yvon's back is shown.
      • The traitor who sold the passports to Yvon & Bao gets his neck broken by the triads hit man.
      • The Chinese friend of Yvon is shot by the triads hit man after being thrown through the front window of the car at the harbor.
      • The director of the bank of shanghai is strangled by the triads hit man in front of smiling Mr. Mo.
    • Connections
      References La Grande Vadrouille (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Strangers In The Night
      Performed by Sharon

    User reviews10

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    3/10
    Starts off well then descends into comedy nothingness
    It starts off as an action-packed comedy with overly exaggerated scenes and a typically Jean-Marie Poiré styled humor.

    By the time the plot and characters are established, the movie takes a strange turn. It's such a drop it can only be explained by the image of a cliff. As soon as the supernatural entities (the guardian angels) are introduced all Hell breaks loose but it's not even a little bit of fun.

    This is bad enough to leave half way through. It just drags on, completely out of puff.

    Poiré must've gotten rich after Les Visiteurs and must've wanted to have a bit of fun with the money, but the result is shockingly bad. Imagine this film without movie superstars Depardieu and Clavier.
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    • Jan 29, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1995 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Guardian Angels
    • Filming locations
      • Crazy Horse Saloon - 12 avenue George V, Paris 8, Paris, France(night club scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Funny Films
      • Gaumont International
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • Budget
      • €16,200,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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