The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)

After a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers, and stop them from taking over his financial empire.

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writers:

Julien Rappeneau (screenplay), Jérôme Salle (screenplay)

Stars:

Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomer Sisley	...	Largo Winch
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Ann Ferguson
Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic	...	Nerio Winch (as Miki Manojlovic)
Mélanie Thierry	...	Léa / Naomi
Gilbert Melki	...	Freddy
Karel Roden	...	Mikhail Korsky
Steven Waddington	...	Stephan Marcus
Anne Consigny	...	Hannah
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Goran
Nicolas Vaude	...	Gauthier
Benedict Wong	...	Wiliam Kwan
Gérard Watkins	...	Cattaneo
Wolfgang Pissors	...	Attinger
Theodore Thomas	...	Greenfield (as Ted Thomas)
David Gasman	...	Alexander Meyer

Storyline

Billionaire Nerio Winch (Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic) is found dead, drowned. An obviously suspicious death as Nerio is the founder and majority shareholder of the powerful and sprawling "W Group". Who will inherit this financial empire? Officially, Nerio had no family. But he had a secret he kept well-hidden: a son, Largo (Tomer Sisley), adopted nearly thirty years before from a Bosnian orphanage. The only problem is this young heir has just been thrown in prison deep in the Amazon. Accused of drug trafficking, he claims he's innocent. Nerio murdered. Largo in prison. What if these two events were part of a plot to take control of the Winch empire?

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic book | 2000s | failed brakes | businessman | predatory capitalism | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the comic book, Nerio is killed by being thrown off the roof of the Winch building. In this movie, he is drowned.

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Goofs

When Largo is in Korski's plane, the length of his beard is shorter than it was in the earlier scene when he was waiting on the landing field.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man: [whipping her] Bitch! Who do you think you are?

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Crazy Credits

"Tomer Sisley would like to thank Mr. Jack Waltzer for his passion and for working with him over the last ten years."

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Connections

Version of Largo Winch: Legacy (2001)

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Soundtracks

Wire To Wire
Performed by Razorlight

User Reviews

The other comic book adaptation

I'm not aware of "Largo Winch" as a comic book (or is it graphic novel? I actually don't know), but I have to admit, hearing about an agent/hero movie, I did expect quite something different, than what I actually got.

While it was startling to watch this at first, it was nice watching this move along. You could never really tell where it would go (some twists are foreseeable, but in general, you can never really say, were it will end up going). A more than stellar performance from the lead actor and a really good support cast, make this an enjoyable watch. Not as action packed as some might hope or expect for a movie like that, but a really good mixture.

Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] Official Facebook [France]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English Serbian Portuguese

Release Date:

17 December 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

The Heir Apparent

Filming Locations:

Mtahleb Chapel, Ir-Rabat, Malta

Box Office

Budget:

EUR24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,830, 20 November 2011

Gross USA:

$10,352

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,068,748

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pan Européenne, Wild Bunch, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1