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Dobermann

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
18K
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Dobermann (1997)
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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 ... Read allDobermann 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?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?
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
18K
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  • Director
    • Jan Kounen
  • Writer
    • Joël Houssin
  • Stars
    • Vincent Cassel
    • Tchéky Karyo
    • Monica Bellucci
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  • Director
    • Jan Kounen
  • Writer
    • Joël Houssin
  • Stars
    • Vincent Cassel
    • Tchéky Karyo
    • Monica Bellucci
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Bande-annonce [OV]
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    Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)
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    Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)
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    Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)
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    Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Antoine Basler in Dobermann (1997)
    Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)
    Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)
    Monica Bellucci in Dobermann (1997)
    Monica Bellucci in Dobermann (1997)
    Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)

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    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Yann Lepentrec dit Le Dob
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Commissaire Sauveur Cristini
    Monica Bellucci
    Monica Bellucci
    • Nathalie dit Nat la Gitane
    Antoine Basler
    • Jean-Claude Ayache dit Moustique
    Dominique Bettenfeld
    Dominique Bettenfeld
    • Elie Frossard dit l'Abbé
    Pascal Demolon
    • Inspecteur Lefèvre
    Marc Duret
    Marc Duret
    • Inspecteur Baumann
    Romain Duris
    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
    Patrick Rocca
    • Commissaire Clodarec
    Florence Thomassin
    • Florence
    Roland Amstutz
    Roland Amstutz
    • Oncle Joe, vieux
    Jean Lescot
    Jean Lescot
    • Père Sonia
    Arnaud Arbessier
    • Oncle Joe, jeune
    José Camacho
    • Le père de Dob
    • (as Jo Camacho)
    • Director
      • Jan Kounen
    • Writer
      • Joël Houssin
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Gaspar Noé: man making a doner kebab for Cristini
    • 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"
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      Finnish video version is cut by 40 seconds.
    • Connections
      Features Gisèle Kérozène (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Dobermann (Bienvenue dans le chaos)
      Written by Schyzomaniac

      Performed by Brune and Gaze

    User reviews88

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    Highly stylized, gratuitous, awesome!
    Don't let them fool you, Dobermann is a rockin' violent film in the tradition of Fantomas, updated for the 90's. Films with anti-hero protagonists are often dismissed as lacking in morality, but that view is short sighted and culturally prejudiced. The protagonists in this film have a certain code of behavior, ethics, and style, and it is their rigid adherence to these that define them as heroes. The cops in the film are portrayed as bumblers, or worse, corrupt, violating their code of behavior, ethics and style. So instead of being merely good vs. evil, the story is reframed as two alternate ethical frames of reference in conflict. This makes the film hard to accept in a real world sense, but does present a challenge to the viewer, i.e.: Who does one root for? In the end the director decides for you. We are rooting for the robbers in this one. The robbers are bloodthirsty murderers, but not cruel or capricious. Murder is simply a means to an end. The film is stylish in a Sam Raimi/Ringo Lam sense, quick cuts, swerving cameras, and an "in the action" feel. The cast is superb, but acting in a

    film with a directoral sense as strong as this is sometimes not easy, as the actors can become merely manipulated props. Still, there is scenery chewed, and many memorable performances. Top notch.
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    • subatomicsteve
    • Dec 10, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1997 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Доберман
    • Filming locations
      • Canal de l'Ourcq, Paris 19, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • La Chauve Souris
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    • Budget
      • FRF 33,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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