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L'Anglais

Original title: The Limey
  • 1999
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
34K
YOUR RATING
Terence Stamp in L'Anglais (1999)
Home Video Trailer from Artisan
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An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.

  • Director
    • Steven Soderbergh
  • Writer
    • Lem Dobbs
  • Stars
    • Terence Stamp
    • Peter Fonda
    • Lesley Ann Warren
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    34K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
    • Stars
      • Terence Stamp
      • Peter Fonda
      • Lesley Ann Warren
    • 287User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

    Videos1

    The Limey
    Trailer 1:16
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    Terence Stamp in L'Anglais (1999)
    Terence Stamp in L'Anglais (1999)
    Terence Stamp in L'Anglais (1999)
    Peter Fonda in L'Anglais (1999)
    Peter Fonda and Amelia Heinle in L'Anglais (1999)
    Terence Stamp and Luis Guzmán in L'Anglais (1999)
    Peter Fonda in L'Anglais (1999)
    Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda in L'Anglais (1999)
    Steven Soderbergh in L'Anglais (1999)
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    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Wilson
    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Valentine
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Elaine
    Luis Guzmán
    Luis Guzmán
    • Ed
    • (as Luis Guzman)
    Barry Newman
    Barry Newman
    • Avery
    Joe Dallesandro
    Joe Dallesandro
    • Uncle John
    • (as Joe Dallessandro)
    Nicky Katt
    Nicky Katt
    • Stacy
    Amelia Heinle
    Amelia Heinle
    • Adhara
    Melissa George
    Melissa George
    • Jennifer
    William Lucking
    William Lucking
    • Warehouse Foreman
    Matthew Kimbrough
    Matthew Kimbrough
    • Tom
    John Robotham
    John Robotham
    • Rick
    Steve Heinze
    Steve Heinze
    • Larry
    Nancy Lenehan
    Nancy Lenehan
    • Lady on Plane
    Wayne Pére
    Wayne Pére
    • Pool Hall Creep
    • (as Wayne Péré)
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • DEA Guy
    • (as John Cothran Jr.)
    Ousaun Elam
    Ousaun Elam
    • DEA Guy
    • (as Ousan Elam)
    Dwayne McGee
    • DEA Guy
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Footage from the 1967 film Pas de larmes pour Joy (1967) (Ken Loach's directorial debut) is featured as flashbacks of Wilson (Terence Stamp) with his baby daughter and wife.
    • Goofs
      When Wilson and Elaine return to her apartment after she finishes work on the film set, in the first two shots of them driving into the garage, Wilson's car has no damage on the side from the previous car chase sequence. However, in the rest of the scene, where the car is parked, the damage on the side of the car is there again.
    • Quotes

      Wilson: How you doin' then? All right, are you? Now look, squire, you're the guv'nor here, I can see that. I'm in your manor now. So there's no need to get your knickers in a twist. Whatever this bollocks is that's going down between you and that slag Valentine, it's got nothing to do with me. I couldn't care less. Alright, mate? Let me explain. When I was in prison - second time - uh, no, telling a lie, third stretch, yeah, third, third - there was this screw what really had it in for me, and that geezer was top of my list. Two years after I got sprung, I sees him in Holland Park. He's sittin' on a bench feedin' bloody pigeons. There was no-one about, I could've gone up behind him and snapped his fuckin' neck, *wallop!* But I left it. I could've knobbled him, but I didn't. 'Cause what I thought I wanted wasn't what I wanted. What I thought I was thinkin' about was something else. I didn't give a toss. It didn't matter, see? This berk on the bench wasn't worth my time. It meant sod-all in the end, 'cause you gotta make a choice: when to do something, and when to let it go. When it matters, and when it don't. Bide your time. That's what prison teaches you, if nothing else. Bide your time, and everything becomes clear, and you can act accordingly.

    • Connections
      Edited from Pas de larmes pour Joy (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      The Seeker
      Performed by The Who

      Written by Pete Townshend

      Published by Windswept Pacific Songs o/b/o Towser Tunes, Inc./ABKCO Music, Inc./Fabulous Music Limited

      Courtesy of MCA Records/Polydor Limited

      Under license from EMI Music Special Markets

    User reviews287

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Decent Low-Key Revenge Story
    For modern-day revenge movie, this is unusually low-key and pretty good. It's nothing super but it sneaks up on you. It might bore you, but it might not:. It's really hard to say.

    If you enjoy a character study by an interesting actor (Terrence Stamp) you might like this. But, beware, it has its slow moments. What it is, is simply another revenge tale, so often told but so often fun to watch. This one is about a British criminal (Stamp) getting out of jail, finding out that something bad had happened to his daughter in Los Angeles, and going for the man (Peter Fonda) he feels is responsible for that.

    There is a bit too much flashback in here, so you have to be prepared to put up with that. Of note, the filmmakers used actual film footage from a 1967 film of Stamp to show him in his younger days.

    What I did really enjoy was Stamp's vocabulary and the interesting looks on his face. The supporting cast also adds nicely to this story, particularly Barry Newman, who plays Fonda's bodyguard. There isn't a lot of action in here but when it does occur, it's pretty intense.
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    • Feb 25, 2006

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Limey
    • Filming locations
      • The Astral House, 2210 Astral Place, Los Angeles, California, USA(Terry Valentine's house)
    • Production company
      • Artisan Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,204,663
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $187,122
      • Oct 10, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,325,736
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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