A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.
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Cédric Jimenez
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2 wins & 5 nominations.
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| Jean Dujardin | ... | Pierre Michel | |
| Gilles Lellouche | ... | Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa | |
| Céline Sallette | ... | Jacqueline Michel | |
| Mélanie Doutey | ... | Christiane Zampa | |
| Benoît Magimel | ... | Le Fou | |
| Guillaume Gouix | ... | José Alvarez | |
| Bruno Todeschini | ... | Le Banquier | |
| Féodor Atkine | ... | Gaston Deferre | |
| Moussa Maaskri | ... | Franky Manzoni | |
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Pierre Lopez | ... | Jean Paci |
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Eric Collado | ... | Robert |
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Cyril Lecomte | ... | Marco Da Costa |
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Jean-Pierre Sanchez | ... | Fabrizio Mandonato |
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Georges Neri | ... | Charles Peretti |
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Martial Bezot | ... | Le Gitan |
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A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.
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Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Written by Lykke Li (uncredited), Bjorn Yttling (uncredited) and Rick Nowels (uncredited)
Performed by Lykke Li
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In the white Porsche 911 Targa scene, a 727 with winglets is visible. Such were not available until the late 1990's. See more »Soundtracks
JeromeWritten by Lykke Li (uncredited), Bjorn Yttling (uncredited) and Rick Nowels (uncredited)
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15 May 2015 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$26,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$10,335, 17 May 2015Gross USA:
$190,980Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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The trailer got me really interested, especially because it seemed to promise a fierce duel between Dujardin & Lellouche, not unlike the memorable Al Pacino/De Niro duel in "Heat", which I still consider to be the absolute best gangster movie ever! Well, it didn't really deliver on those promises... Dujardin was great as a relentless judge, but unfortunately I thought that Lellouche lacked the kind of machismo and presence that would have made him a strong opponent to Dujardin. He wasn't convincing as a feared and respected drug kingpin. Without what should have been its strongest point, the film fails to keep us interested, mainly because of its uninspired plot and dialogs as well as its length. Because of all this, "La French" feels like a missed opportunity. Too bad, I really wanted to love this one! If you wanna watch a great french gangster movie, I recommend "L'immortel" or "Truands". 6/10