1 chance sur 2 (1998)

Two legends of the past have an equal chances of becoming the father of a young beautiful girl. But before they find out which one exactly, they are forced to join efforts for saving her from the Mob.

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Patrick Dewolf (screenplay), Serge Frydman (dialogue)

Stars:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Vanessa Paradis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Léo Brassac
Alain Delon	...	Julien Vignal
Vanessa Paradis	...	Alice Tomaso
Eric Defosse	...	Carella
Aleksandr Yakovlev	...	Trenchcoat Killer
Valeri Gatayev	...	Anatoli Sharkov
Michel Aumont	...	Ledoyen
Jacques Roman	...	Maître Varinot
Philippe Magnan	...	Juge prison
Olivier Parenty	...	Adjoint Carella
Mbembo	...	Maryline
Guillaume Rannou	...	Voyou boîte de nuit
Arnaud Churin	...	Tête de noeud
Luis Jaime Cortez	...	Angel Vargas
Vladislas Duport	...	Fils de Sharkov

Storyline

When Alice gets out of jail, her mother who just died left her an audio message. Twenty year ago, Alice's mother was in love with two men at the same time and got pregnant but never said it to the two men. Alice will look for them and they will go through an epic adventure.

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Plot Keywords:

riviera | lincoln continental | feud | undercover police | sixty something | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Russian

Release Date:

25 March 1998 (France)

Also Known As:

Half a Chance

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Christian Fechner, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Around 01:30:49, Leo (Belmondo) is losing his headset. On next shot of Leo (around 01:30:55), when he's going in his car, the headset is back on his head.

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Connections

References Borsalino (1970)

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Soundtracks

Happy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Sung by Vanessa Paradis (in Russian)

User Reviews

now is better than later or never

I would like Delon and Belmondo had come together for the second time at least ten years earlier. Then the action scenes would be not only more credible but more creative, too.

The story of the film is basically creative, but the action scenes take more than enough time while the real asset of the story (and of the film, too) was not the action but the relation of the three major characters. I would like to see much more scenes about the relations of the extraordinary characters and smart dialogs among them, that is, I would rather to enjoy the magnetism of the acting and personalities of the extraordinary triangle of Delon/Belmondo/Paradis than to watch the ordinary explosions, ordinary mafia guys, ordinary car chases, ordinary flying bullets and the other similarly ordinary trifles.

Delon and Belmondo must come together for a third time, and this time without waiting for ten years more. Yes it may be already late. But now is better than later or never.