Dobermann (1997)

Dobermann is the world's most ruthless bank robber and with his gang rob bank after bank, now in Paris. What can the police do but to let the mad, morally bankrupt police commissioner loose on him?

Director:

Jan Kounen

Writer:

Joël Houssin

Stars:

Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo, Monica Bellucci

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Cassel	...	Yann Lepentrec dit Le Dob
Tchéky Karyo	...	Commissaire Sauveur Cristini
Monica Bellucci	...	Nathalie dit Nat la Gitane
Antoine Basler	...	Jean-Claude Ayache dit Moustique
Dominique Bettenfeld	...	Elie Frossard dit l'Abbé
Pascal Demolon	...	Inspecteur Lefèvre
Marc Duret	...	Inspecteur Baumann
Romain Duris	...	Manu
François Levantal	...	Léo
Ivan Merat-Barboff	...	Inspecteur David Silverberg
Stéphane Metzger	...	Olivier Brachet dit Sonia
Chick Ortega	...	Jacky Sueur dit Pitbull
Patrick Rocca	...	Commissaire Clodarec
Florence Thomassin	...	Florence
Roland Amstutz	...	Oncle Joe, vieux

Storyline

The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

male rear nudity | paris france | shootout | nightclub | anti hero | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, and for drug use and sexuality

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English Spanish

Release Date:

18 June 1997 (France)

Also Known As:

Доберман

Filming Locations:

Canal de l'Ourcq, Paris 19, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 33,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+,France 3 Cinéma,La Chauve Souris

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adapted from the graphic novel by Joel Houssin.

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Goofs

Inspector Christini says his colleagues wouldn't find Mesrine in a noodle pack. He pronounces "Mesrine" with the "s" but this name is pronounced "Merine"

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Quotes

Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann: [shoving Cristini's head out of the high speed moving car onto the road] Free shave tonight

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Alternate Versions

Finnish video version is cut by 40 seconds.

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Connections

Referenced in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

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Soundtracks

Voodoo People
Written by Liam Howlett
Performed by The Prodigy
Live Guitars by Lance Riddler

User Reviews

Unique fast-paced French comic-book action with supercool editing!

Starting off with a slow scene at the baptism of Dobermann, whos real name is Yann, it then takes you on a action-trip to hell - and never back!

The first 30 minutes of the film have super-cool editing, but then the story gets overhand (which is good) and the shooting starts to slow down... When the bank-robbing-action is at it's best, the suspense and high-quality filming really is unique. At the final scene the shoot-out is grotesqly well done and can only be compared to early John Woo-Hong Kong flicks... Nothing made in the US can compare to this truly adorable movie. Maybe KILLING ZOE may compare in violence, but not in acting...

The scene when Yann and his girlfriend is talking with sign-language only is one of the best scenes in this movie - even though it has no action, no words and only a humming noice...

Nice movie that should be seen only by those who can stand grim action that looks real. It's a hard movie to watch for some people, but it has great qualities, very nice filming and spectacular direction and editing! Watch out for some nice laughs as well... if you have that sick dark kind of humor, that is... :-)

9 out of 10!