The Tiger Brigades (2006)

The film, set in 1912, is about the exploits of France's first motorized police brigade.

Director:

Jérôme Cornuau

Writers:

Claude Desailly (tv series "Les Brigades du Tigre"), Xavier Dorison

Stars:

Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger, Edouard Baer

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clovis Cornillac	...	Le commissaire Paul Valentin -le chef des brigades mobiles
Diane Kruger	...	La princesse Constance Radetsky - la femme anarchiste d'un prince russe
Edouard Baer	...	L'inspecteur Pujol - un adjoint de Valentin
Olivier Gourmet	...	L'inspecteur Marcel Terrasson -dit Le Colosse, un adjoint de Valentin
Stefano Accorsi	...	L'inspecteur stagiaire Achille Bianchi - de la brigade mobile
Jacques Gamblin	...	Jules Bonnot - le chef des anarchistes
Thierry Frémont	...	Piotr - un anarchiste
Léa Drucker	...	Léa - une prostituée au grand coeur
Aleksandr Medvedev	...	Le prince Volkonsky - un plénipotentiaire du Tsar, le mari de Constance (as Alexandre Medvedev)
Gérard Jugnot	...	Le commissaire principal Faivre
Didier Flamand	...	Le préfet de police
Philippe Duquesne	...	Casimir Cagne - un banquier
Richaud Valls	...	Pelletier
Pierre Berriau	...	Raymond Caillememin
Marc Robert	...	Octave Garnier

Storyline

In 1907, following a violent crime wave, French President Georges Clémenceau decides to create the first motorized police brigade, soon nicknamed the Tiger's brigades. One of the first missions assigned to chief inspector Paul Valentin and his daring men, inspectors Terrasson,Pujol and trainee inspector Achille Bianchi, is to neutralize Jules Bonnot and his ruthless gang of anarchists ...

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Plot Keywords:

french history | belle epoque | nipples visible through clothing | police | anarchist | 

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Taglines:

Paris. 1912. If you thought it was "La Belle Epoque"....Think again.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the hit French television series of the same name.

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Goofs

As he flees the blacksmith's, Bonnot shoots at Valentin damaging the windscreen on the car. The number, size and position of these holes in the windscreen changes between shots.

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Connections

Remake of The Tiger Brigades (1974)

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Soundtracks

La complainte des apaches
Composed by Claude Bolling (1974)
Adapted by Olivier Florio (2005)

User Reviews

different from American counterpart

I have seen a lot of American special force type film. The french apparently don't agree with their style. Those French guy are not good at shooting, not good at fighting, with no special equipment, no special skills... However, French inspectors are more human liking. They talk and walk like real man. They go around without knowing exactly what they are looking for. But they are more lovely than the US counterparts. They have pride and confidence on themselves and they show it proudly. They even insulted normal police force by their attitude. I had never seen the TV serials on which this film based. The inspectors are cool, the criminals are malicious and strong. The music is great, I just can not forget the rhythm for some time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French Russian English

Release Date:

12 April 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

The Tiger Brigades

Filming Locations:

Institut psychiatrique, Neuilly-sur-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR24,400,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,065,581

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Manuel Munz, TF1 International, France 2 (FR2)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1