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Half a Chance

Original title: 1 chance sur 2
  • 19981998
  • 1h 44m
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5.8/10
2.7K
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Half a Chance (1998)
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Two legends of the past have 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 t... Read allTwo legends of the past have 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.Two legends of the past have 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.
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  • Director
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Writers
    • Patrick Dewolf(screenplay)
    • Serge Frydman(dialogue)
    • Patrice Leconte(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Alain Delon
    • Vanessa Paradis
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  • Director
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Writers
    • Patrick Dewolf(screenplay)
    • Serge Frydman(dialogue)
    • Patrice Leconte(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Alain Delon
    • Vanessa Paradis
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    • 14User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, and Vanessa Paradis in Half a Chance (1998)
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    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Léo Brassac
    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Julien Vignal
    Vanessa Paradis
    Vanessa Paradis
    • Alice Tomaso
    Eric Defosse
    • Carella
    Aleksandr Yakovlev
    Aleksandr Yakovlev
    • Trenchcoat Killer
    Valeri Gatayev
    Valeri Gatayev
    • Anatoli Sharkov
    Michel Aumont
    Michel Aumont
    • Ledoyen
    Jacques Roman
    • Maître Varinot
    Philippe Magnan
    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
    Vitali Nikitine
    • Papaniewski
    Bata
    • Gourgounov
    Paul Poggi
    • M. Perolaz
    • Director
      • Patrice Leconte
    • Writers
      • Patrick Dewolf(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Serge Frydman(dialogue)
      • Patrice Leconte(screenplay) (adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 92804 delivered on 23 July 1998.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Un jour, un destin: Alain Delon, la solitude d'un fauve (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

      Sung by Vanessa Paradis (in Russian)

    User reviews14

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    Ikons Are Forever?
    First, the bad news: Vanessa Paradis has announced her intention of returning to the screen. The good news is even she can't ruin this divertissement. Patrice Leconte doesn't like to repeat himself and he clearly decided it was time he climbed aboard the 'Our Man Flint/Matt Helm' bandwagon and laid a spoof thriller on us. The movie is referential to the nth degree because audiences are supposed to have seen or at least be very much aware that Delon and Belmondo enjoyed a mega smash some thirty years ago with 'Borsalino' in which they played Marseilles-based hoods. Those who know and dug the original will feel a frisson when the Borsalino 'theme' strikes up, those who don't won't care either way. The plot, such as it is, hinges on the Paradis character and Oh, how much better it would have been without this Goldie Hawn look-alike and play alike - all big round saucer eyes and the galloping cutes which is calculated to make cases of male arrested development roll over and play dead. Here she plays a car thief just out of the slammer after her dear old mom has gone to the big jump lead in the sky but not before leaving a cassette tapping either Delon or Belmondo as the biological father of Paradis. So, off she goes to find them, via a boosted car which just happens to belong to the Russian mafia who are not best pleased. She locates both Delon and Belmondo who are more or less forced to team up and take on the mafia - that's right, two over-the-hill hard men against god-knows-how-many nasty men. It's not all blowing up casinos and throwing heavies off cliffs cos in between we get lotsa laffs - think Duke Wayne and Bob Mitchum in 'El Dorado' and you're getting there. This is French so even the mayhem is done stylishly. Go see, enjoy. 8/10
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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1998 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Один шанс на двох
    • Production companies
      • Les Films Christian Fechner
      • Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • Budget
      • $32,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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