Stars: Samuel LeBihan, Amir El Kacem, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Thomas Solivérès, Diego Martín, Marc Riso, Bruno Sanches | Written and Directed by Mathieu Turi
It’s 1856, and in the historic coal mines of Northern France, a group of miners find themselves trapped in the subterranean depths after a cave-in. But they soon realise they are not alone… Decades later, veteran miner Roland is forced by management to accompany Professor Berthier underground to take samples and measurements. A sudden landslide prevents them from surfacing, and they, too, must face the ancient mutant that constantly craves blood.
Miners in 50s France come face to face with a monstrous disciple of The Old One, which has recently been a major trope in horror cinema – it seems whilst the work of Lovecraft is unfilmable, homaging it is not. We’ve had films like The Deep Ones, The Old Ones, The Lighthouse et al and now this...
It’s 1856, and in the historic coal mines of Northern France, a group of miners find themselves trapped in the subterranean depths after a cave-in. But they soon realise they are not alone… Decades later, veteran miner Roland is forced by management to accompany Professor Berthier underground to take samples and measurements. A sudden landslide prevents them from surfacing, and they, too, must face the ancient mutant that constantly craves blood.
Miners in 50s France come face to face with a monstrous disciple of The Old One, which has recently been a major trope in horror cinema – it seems whilst the work of Lovecraft is unfilmable, homaging it is not. We’ve had films like The Deep Ones, The Old Ones, The Lighthouse et al and now this...
- 3/11/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror fantasy event, returns to the renowned Glasgow Film Festival for its 19th year, from Thursday 7th March to Saturday 9th March 2024. This year’s diverse and creative line-up, once again housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, showcases the latest new releases from the horror, chiller and fantastic realms by auteurs from all over the globe who are not only transforming the genre in exciting ways but also celebrating its consistent appeal at the box office. This year we will be presenting twelve films from eight countries, spanning three continents, including two world and eight UK premieres.
FrightFest kicks off in thrilling style on Thurs 7 March with a special UK premiere screening of twisted terror tale You’LL Never Find Me, a bold directorial debut from Australian filmmaking duo Josiah Allen & Indianna Bell and featuring outstanding central performances from Jordan Cowan & Brendan Rock.
FrightFest’s...
FrightFest kicks off in thrilling style on Thurs 7 March with a special UK premiere screening of twisted terror tale You’LL Never Find Me, a bold directorial debut from Australian filmmaking duo Josiah Allen & Indianna Bell and featuring outstanding central performances from Jordan Cowan & Brendan Rock.
FrightFest’s...
- 1/19/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Screamfest Horror Film Festival has unveiled the first-wave lineup for its 23rd edition, taking place at the Tcl Chinese Theatre from October 10-19, announcing that it will kick off with a screening of Eddie Alcazar’s much-discussed Sundance 2023 mind-bender Divinity.
Tickets to the fest go on sale soon.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, Divinity follows scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, as he slowly creates the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, then comes to control and manufacture his father’s once-benevolent dream. When two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality. Also starring Bella Thorne, Michael O’Hearn and Emily Willis,...
Tickets to the fest go on sale soon.
Set in an otherworldly human existence, Divinity follows scientist Sterling Pierce (Scott Bakula), who has dedicated his life to the quest for immortality, as he slowly creates the building blocks of a groundbreaking serum named Divinity. Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, then comes to control and manufacture his father’s once-benevolent dream. When two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul, with the help of a seductive woman named Nikita (Karrueche Tran), they will be set on a path hurtling toward true immortality. Also starring Bella Thorne, Michael O’Hearn and Emily Willis,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Few fears are more universal than claustrophobia. Many of us have probably experienced that twinge of anxiety when elevator doors close behind us, but few of us have likely ever been down in the depths of a coal mine, where the elements at play have a potentially fatal outcome. This fear is what writer/director Mathieu Turi tries to tap into in The Deep Dark, to moderately successful results.
Following an 1856-set prologue in which a group of miners encounters a mysterious creature before an explosion traps them all underground, we are propelled forward 100 years to 1956, where Amir (Amir El Kacem) leaves his home country of Morocco out of financial necessity. He is sent to Pas-de-Calais to work in the worst mine in France, known as the Devil’s Island. Shortly after his orientation, he’s assigned to a group led by Roland, Brotherhood of the Wolf) that has been...
Following an 1856-set prologue in which a group of miners encounters a mysterious creature before an explosion traps them all underground, we are propelled forward 100 years to 1956, where Amir (Amir El Kacem) leaves his home country of Morocco out of financial necessity. He is sent to Pas-de-Calais to work in the worst mine in France, known as the Devil’s Island. Shortly after his orientation, he’s assigned to a group led by Roland, Brotherhood of the Wolf) that has been...
- 9/24/2023
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Up next from French filmmaker Mathieu Turi is The Deep Dark, which looks to be headed to theaters in France beginning on November 29, 2023.
We don’t yet have any idea when the film will be released here in the United States, but a French trailer for The Deep Dark has surfaced this week. You can check it out below.
The Deep Dark is said to have “Lovecraft vibes,” and the end of the trailer teases some kind of skeletal creature. My Bloody Valentine meets Lovecraftian creature feature? We like it.
The film is set in 1956, in the north of France…
“A band of underground miners is forced to lead a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly wake up something that should have remained asleep.”
Samuel Le Bihan, Amir El Kacem,...
We don’t yet have any idea when the film will be released here in the United States, but a French trailer for The Deep Dark has surfaced this week. You can check it out below.
The Deep Dark is said to have “Lovecraft vibes,” and the end of the trailer teases some kind of skeletal creature. My Bloody Valentine meets Lovecraftian creature feature? We like it.
The film is set in 1956, in the north of France…
“A band of underground miners is forced to lead a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly wake up something that should have remained asleep.”
Samuel Le Bihan, Amir El Kacem,...
- 8/25/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
To celebrate the release of Brotherhood Of The Wolf, Director’S Cut on 4K Uhd, Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital out 15th May, we have a 4K Uhd to give away!
Studiocanal announce a stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood Of The Wolf Director’s Cut by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci. The 2-disc Blu-ray includes deleted scenes and a host of extras, while the 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes – while all formats include the English audio as well as the French audio in Dolby Atmos.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer...
Studiocanal announce a stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood Of The Wolf Director’s Cut by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci. The 2-disc Blu-ray includes deleted scenes and a host of extras, while the 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes – while all formats include the English audio as well as the French audio in Dolby Atmos.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer...
- 5/14/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To celebrate the stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf: Director’s Cut – released on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray & DVD 15th May from Studiocanal – we have a 4K Uhd up for grabs!
Lavishly filmed and thrillingly gripping, Christophe Gans’ film is an irresistible mix of period drama, blood-pumping action and chilling horror. With a fantastic cast including Samuel Le Bihan (Braquo), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges), Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Monica Bellucci (Irreversible), it also features a breakout performance from John Wick 3 martial arts star Mark Dacascos.
The 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer Grégoire...
Lavishly filmed and thrillingly gripping, Christophe Gans’ film is an irresistible mix of period drama, blood-pumping action and chilling horror. With a fantastic cast including Samuel Le Bihan (Braquo), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges), Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Monica Bellucci (Irreversible), it also features a breakout performance from John Wick 3 martial arts star Mark Dacascos.
The 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes.
During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer Grégoire...
- 5/5/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Jamie Lee Curtis Signed Photo from My Hand In Yours
Jamie Lee Curtis made her first and only horror convention appearance back in 2012. If you missed out, the Halloween star is offering signed, personalized, and authenticated 8×10 prints featuring Laurie Strode from Halloween Ends.
They’re available from My Hand In Yours for $150 this month only in honor of Make March Matter, after which the price will go up to $200. All profits are donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Leatherface Action Figures from Trick or Treat Studios
Trick or Treat Studios has unveiled Leatherface 1:6 scale action figures based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Jamie Lee Curtis Signed Photo from My Hand In Yours
Jamie Lee Curtis made her first and only horror convention appearance back in 2012. If you missed out, the Halloween star is offering signed, personalized, and authenticated 8×10 prints featuring Laurie Strode from Halloween Ends.
They’re available from My Hand In Yours for $150 this month only in honor of Make March Matter, after which the price will go up to $200. All profits are donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Leatherface Action Figures from Trick or Treat Studios
Trick or Treat Studios has unveiled Leatherface 1:6 scale action figures based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
- 3/3/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Idris Elba is poised to fight for survival against a ravenous lion when Beast roars into theaters this weekend. And Steven Spielberg’s shark classic, Jaws, swims back into theaters next month with a first-ever IMAX and Real 3D re-release. Both films send the clear message that this summer belongs to pissed-off animals on the attack.
This week’s streaming picks celebrate the summer subgenre with five titles that center around predators from the animal kingdom, some real and some a bit farfetched. All bring the teeth, claws, scales, and attitude to deliver summer thrills.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Alligator – AMC+, Shout TV, Shudder
The plot, borrowing from a popular urban legend, follows a baby alligator flushed down the toilet. It winds up in the sewer, a local laboratory’s precise spot used as a dumping...
This week’s streaming picks celebrate the summer subgenre with five titles that center around predators from the animal kingdom, some real and some a bit farfetched. All bring the teeth, claws, scales, and attitude to deliver summer thrills.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Alligator – AMC+, Shout TV, Shudder
The plot, borrowing from a popular urban legend, follows a baby alligator flushed down the toilet. It winds up in the sewer, a local laboratory’s precise spot used as a dumping...
- 8/15/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Eleonore Weber also on jury.
Spanish actress Rossy de Palma will head the Camera d’Or jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Alongside de Palma on the seven-person jury are Natasza Chroscicki, CEO of Arri France; cinematographer Jean-Claude Larrieu; filmmaker Eleonore Weber; journalist and film critic Olivier Pelisson; actor Samuel Le Bihan; and actor, writer and director Lucien Jean-Baptiste.
The jury will award the Camera d’Or for best first feature film from the official selection and parallel sections at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday, May 28.
de Palma is known for her regular collaborations with Pedro Almodovar,...
Spanish actress Rossy de Palma will head the Camera d’Or jury for the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
Alongside de Palma on the seven-person jury are Natasza Chroscicki, CEO of Arri France; cinematographer Jean-Claude Larrieu; filmmaker Eleonore Weber; journalist and film critic Olivier Pelisson; actor Samuel Le Bihan; and actor, writer and director Lucien Jean-Baptiste.
The jury will award the Camera d’Or for best first feature film from the official selection and parallel sections at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday, May 28.
de Palma is known for her regular collaborations with Pedro Almodovar,...
- 4/28/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Some movies can be easily summed up in a single-sentence summary. That’s always been the appeal of the “high concept” film – it’s driven by a plot that can be quickly understood and easily marketed: “Teenager goes back in time to fix up parents”; “Dinosaur zoo breaks and dinosaurs get loose.” There’s nothing wrong with this kind of movie – some of my all-time favorites fall into this camp – but it’s easy to see why Hollywood has leaned on the formula for the last 40 years or so. Other movies defy easy description, either because their plots are complicated or because they take a relatively simple premise and veer off in all kinds of different directions. One such movie is the 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le pacte des loups), directed by Christophe Gans and new to Blu-ray via a Scream Factory Collector’s Edition. Sure, you could boil...
- 8/10/2021
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Streaming services are boosting French TV production. Pascal Breton, whose Paris-based company Federation Entertainment co-produced “Marseille” and most recently “Marianne,” said the biggest benefit of streaming services, and Netflix in particular, is the way in which it has created a world audience for French shows. “Netflix amplifies the appeal of French shows abroad, and we expect that ‘Marianne’ will get a bigger audience outside of France than locally,” says Breton.
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
- 10/14/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Many film websites published “decade’s best horror films” lists in late 2009/early 2010. While these lists collectively provided a rough snapshot of the genre’s ups and downs during that time, with more time to reflect, it becomes increasingly clear what an important period the 2000’s were for the horror genre on a global scale.
Not only did this decade easily and obviously eclipse the comparatively arid 1990’s in both volume of production and overall quality, the 2000’s can also be looked at as a crucial one for horror cinema despite the justified outrage about the American film industry’s widespread strip-mining of classics and foreign films for remakes/re-boots and its saturation of the market with teen-friendly PG-13 rated horror films.
While by no means as groundbreaking as the 1970’s or as sentimentally regarded as the 1980’s, the 2000’s will be recalled as the decade that, despite well-founded criticisms...
Not only did this decade easily and obviously eclipse the comparatively arid 1990’s in both volume of production and overall quality, the 2000’s can also be looked at as a crucial one for horror cinema despite the justified outrage about the American film industry’s widespread strip-mining of classics and foreign films for remakes/re-boots and its saturation of the market with teen-friendly PG-13 rated horror films.
While by no means as groundbreaking as the 1970’s or as sentimentally regarded as the 1980’s, the 2000’s will be recalled as the decade that, despite well-founded criticisms...
- 11/4/2012
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Chicago – Just as Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” and Olivier Assayas’ “Carlos” recounted the true tale of a controversial revolutionary over the span of at least two theatrically released pictures, Jean-François Richet’s 2008 double feature “Mesrine” stages the jaw-dropping amount of robberies and prison escapes committed by its titular French gangster. His resumé is impressive, but his life makes for rather redundant drama.
Though Jacques Mesrine was a member of the French Army during the Algerian War and even dabbled in the Quebec Liberation Front, he appears to have been a much more shallow figure than some have claimed, if this film is of any indication. One of his kidnapped victims makes the valid point that if Mesrine truly were a revolutionary, he would’ve taken the lives of his enemies rather than their money.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
Even Mesrine’s partners become increasingly skeptical, particularly Charlie Bauer, who argues that the...
Though Jacques Mesrine was a member of the French Army during the Algerian War and even dabbled in the Quebec Liberation Front, he appears to have been a much more shallow figure than some have claimed, if this film is of any indication. One of his kidnapped victims makes the valid point that if Mesrine truly were a revolutionary, he would’ve taken the lives of his enemies rather than their money.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0
Even Mesrine’s partners become increasingly skeptical, particularly Charlie Bauer, who argues that the...
- 4/6/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Trois Couleurs: Rouge / Three Colors: Red (1994) Direction: Krzysztof Kieslowski Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irène Jacob, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Frédérique Feder, Samuel Le Bihan Screenplay: Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Jean-Louis Trintignant, Irène Jacob, Three Colors: Red By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica The final film of Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, the 1994 release Rouge/ Red, is almost universally acclaimed as the best of the three. For once, the general consensus is correct; but then again, if one is to believe some of the online reviews of both Red and the trilogy itself, there are plenty of people who seriously question whether or not "Three Colors" is a better trilogy than those of Star Wars, The Matrix, or The Lord of the Rings. Let me end that debate once and for all: The "Three Colors" trilogy is far better than those comic-book-type films. And real comparisons would...
- 3/13/2011
- by Dan Schneider
- Alt Film Guide
The most famous superheroes may hail from the Us, but that doesn’t mean world cinema doesn’t have plenty of its own...
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... probably a character you've never heard of, actually. Welcome to the world of the international superhero. For all of Matthew Vaughn's apocalyptic comments regarding the end of superhero and comic book movies, the truth remains that they have fuelled the international box office of the last decade.
They remain in rude health, and the bread and butter of sites such as our own. But along with the Western, they are most definitely an American genre, representing the American worldview and touching upon American concerns.
But, while the USA may, indeed, be the birthplace of the genre, it by no means has a monopoly on the ideas, as there is an international community of celluloid heroes and villains out there,...
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... probably a character you've never heard of, actually. Welcome to the world of the international superhero. For all of Matthew Vaughn's apocalyptic comments regarding the end of superhero and comic book movies, the truth remains that they have fuelled the international box office of the last decade.
They remain in rude health, and the bread and butter of sites such as our own. But along with the Western, they are most definitely an American genre, representing the American worldview and touching upon American concerns.
But, while the USA may, indeed, be the birthplace of the genre, it by no means has a monopoly on the ideas, as there is an international community of celluloid heroes and villains out there,...
- 8/11/2010
- Den of Geek
Samuel Le Bihan will star in and Eric Stoltz has signed on to direct the French/American/Indian co-production "Racing Patriots" for Oakdale Pictures, Durendal Media Pictures and Cartel Productions says Variety.
Frederic Helmer's script follows three Grand Prix champs who escaped from France in 1940 and were trained by Winston Churchill's Special Operations Unit as spies and saboteurs. They soon help lead the French resistance during the occupation under the noses of the Gestapo and Nazi terrorism experts.
Le Bihan will topline as Robert Benoist, a Wwi flying ace and 1927 World Champion. The other two roles - First Monaco Grand Prix winner William Grover-Williams, and 1937 and 1939 Le Mans winner Jean Pierre Wimille - have yet to be announced.
Dana MacDuff, Brandon MacDuff, Patrice Bonneyrat, Laurent Tolleron, Pierre Morel and Jarratt Carson will produce. Shooting kicks off this winter in France, England and the Czech Republic.
Frederic Helmer's script follows three Grand Prix champs who escaped from France in 1940 and were trained by Winston Churchill's Special Operations Unit as spies and saboteurs. They soon help lead the French resistance during the occupation under the noses of the Gestapo and Nazi terrorism experts.
Le Bihan will topline as Robert Benoist, a Wwi flying ace and 1927 World Champion. The other two roles - First Monaco Grand Prix winner William Grover-Williams, and 1937 and 1939 Le Mans winner Jean Pierre Wimille - have yet to be announced.
Dana MacDuff, Brandon MacDuff, Patrice Bonneyrat, Laurent Tolleron, Pierre Morel and Jarratt Carson will produce. Shooting kicks off this winter in France, England and the Czech Republic.
- 5/5/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Eric Stoltz has signed on to take the wheel of the French/American/Indiean co-production "Racing Patriots." Filming begins this winter in England, France as well as the Czech Republic. French star Samuel Le Bihan is set to star. Serving as producers are Oakdale Pictures' Dana MacDuff and Brandon MacDuff, Patrice Bonneyrat of Durendal Media Pictures, Cartel Productions' Laurent Tolleron, Pierre Morel, and Jarratt Carson. Frederic Helmer wrote the screenplay based on a story by the MacDuffs which focuses on William Grover-Williams, winner of the first Monaco Grand Prix, Wwi flying ace Benoist and Jean Pierre Wimille, a winner of the 1937 and 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- 5/5/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
C'est printemps, et TV5MONDE has magnificent films from festivals that are making their first appearance on American TV. Critically acclaimed and award winning films that have been recognized at International Festivals around the world are on TV5MONBDE in May: Attendez-vous! A La Folie.Pas Du Tout (He Loves Me.He Loves Me Not) Premieres Sunday, May 2nd 8:30 pm Est / 5:30 Pm Pst Cesar Award recipient Audrey Tautou plays Angélique, a woman madly in love with cardiologist Loïc, (Samuel Le Bihan) who is all wrong for her. She is convinced that he plans to leave his pregnant wife for her, but when she realizes this isn.t going to happen, she becomes desperate. Just as Angélique makes one last...
- 4/23/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
A film so big it had to be divided into two densely-packed hours of action and crime, Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One are set to burn up screens like a Gauloise, with Vincent Cassel as the charismatic Jacques Mesrine.This clip shows Mesrine, a young up-and-coming underworld figure, facing off against Gerard Depardieu's more powerful, and more established, Guido. Think goats butting heads, only these guys have good suits and large automatics in their belts.The two films star anyone who's anyone and French, including Ludivine Sagnier, Samuel Le Bihan, Mathieu Amalric and Cecile de France. Mesrine: Killer Instinct is out on August 7, with Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One close behind on August 28. Vive le crime!
- 7/21/2009
- EmpireOnline
Who knew Tony Montana and Tommy DeVito had a French cousin?
Senator Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to "Public Enemy No. 1," a two-part biopic about infamous French criminal Jacques Mesrine that stars Vincent Cassel. The French dual production is one of the largest of its kind, with a budget of about $80 million.
Mesrine's story has drawn the interest of every great French actor over the years, but Cassel, who spent seven years pushing this incarnation with producer Thomas Langmann, ultimately stole the part.
Mesrine returned from fighting in Algeria in the late '50s to become the "man of a thousand faces," a disguise artist who robbed, kidnapped, murdered and screwed his way around Canada, the U.S. and France during the '60s and '70s until the police gunned him down on the outskirts of Paris in 1979.
"Crime is universal," Senator president Marco Weber said. "What is the fascination in 'GoodFellas?' What is the fascination in all these great gangster movies like 'Scarface?' I see this movie as exactly in the same token. I love these movies."
Weber saw a 20-minute promo reel of the movies in May in Cannes and cut the distribution deal for both films on the spot (he also got the German and Spanish rights). He finally saw the two completed films, which are now being tweaked in postproduction, a week ago in Paris.
"It blew me away," said Weber, who had been following the project for years as a producer. "After watching it, I am very confident that it will become a very big success in France, and that obviously should help carry the movie over here, too."
Weber has to wait for the French release schedule to be determined, but he hopes to have it in American theaters by year's end, with the second film following next year.
The action dramas also star Gerard Depardieu (who wanted to play the part of Mesrine), Mathieu Amalric, Ludivine Sagnier, Gerard Lanvin, Cecile de France, Samuel Le Bihan and Olivier Gourmet. Jean-Francois Richet directed, Abdel Raouf Dafri scripted from Mesrine's autobiography, "L'Instinct de Mort," and Maxime Remillard and Langmann produced.
Senator will release its first movie, "Fireflies in the Garden," starring Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds, in November. The company also has "The Informers," "Splice," "Clock Tower" and "Unthinkable" in development.
Senator Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to "Public Enemy No. 1," a two-part biopic about infamous French criminal Jacques Mesrine that stars Vincent Cassel. The French dual production is one of the largest of its kind, with a budget of about $80 million.
Mesrine's story has drawn the interest of every great French actor over the years, but Cassel, who spent seven years pushing this incarnation with producer Thomas Langmann, ultimately stole the part.
Mesrine returned from fighting in Algeria in the late '50s to become the "man of a thousand faces," a disguise artist who robbed, kidnapped, murdered and screwed his way around Canada, the U.S. and France during the '60s and '70s until the police gunned him down on the outskirts of Paris in 1979.
"Crime is universal," Senator president Marco Weber said. "What is the fascination in 'GoodFellas?' What is the fascination in all these great gangster movies like 'Scarface?' I see this movie as exactly in the same token. I love these movies."
Weber saw a 20-minute promo reel of the movies in May in Cannes and cut the distribution deal for both films on the spot (he also got the German and Spanish rights). He finally saw the two completed films, which are now being tweaked in postproduction, a week ago in Paris.
"It blew me away," said Weber, who had been following the project for years as a producer. "After watching it, I am very confident that it will become a very big success in France, and that obviously should help carry the movie over here, too."
Weber has to wait for the French release schedule to be determined, but he hopes to have it in American theaters by year's end, with the second film following next year.
The action dramas also star Gerard Depardieu (who wanted to play the part of Mesrine), Mathieu Amalric, Ludivine Sagnier, Gerard Lanvin, Cecile de France, Samuel Le Bihan and Olivier Gourmet. Jean-Francois Richet directed, Abdel Raouf Dafri scripted from Mesrine's autobiography, "L'Instinct de Mort," and Maxime Remillard and Langmann produced.
Senator will release its first movie, "Fireflies in the Garden," starring Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds, in November. The company also has "The Informers," "Splice," "Clock Tower" and "Unthinkable" in development.
- 7/7/2008
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Cristy Lytal
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Drug dealers and tormented thieves will be scoring on the big screen in two indie pickups.
Magnolia Pictures has nabbed worldwide rights to Billy Corben's documentary Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother, a sequel to his 2006 crime docu, for its Magnet Releasing genre label.
Fellow genre film distributor After Dark Films has acquired North American rights to Xavier Gens' French horror film "Frontier(s)," the story of a band of thieves who find refuge in a motel, only to discover that it's run by Neo-Nazis from hell. Samuel Le Bihan (Brotherhood of the Wolf) stars.
Magnolia released the original Cowboys, which followed the crime-ridden Miami drug scene of the 1970s and '80s, inspiring several upcoming narrative films. The sequel follows Oakland, Calif.-based dealer Charles Cosby and his personal and professional relationship with Cocaine Godmother Griselda Blanco in the '90s.
Both pickups are driven by the films' DVD potential. "Frontier(s)" will have a limited theatrical release May 9, followed four days later by a DVD release through After Dark's output deal with Lionsgate.
Magnolia Pictures has nabbed worldwide rights to Billy Corben's documentary Cocaine Cowboys 2: Hustlin' With the Godmother, a sequel to his 2006 crime docu, for its Magnet Releasing genre label.
Fellow genre film distributor After Dark Films has acquired North American rights to Xavier Gens' French horror film "Frontier(s)," the story of a band of thieves who find refuge in a motel, only to discover that it's run by Neo-Nazis from hell. Samuel Le Bihan (Brotherhood of the Wolf) stars.
Magnolia released the original Cowboys, which followed the crime-ridden Miami drug scene of the 1970s and '80s, inspiring several upcoming narrative films. The sequel follows Oakland, Calif.-based dealer Charles Cosby and his personal and professional relationship with Cocaine Godmother Griselda Blanco in the '90s.
Both pickups are driven by the films' DVD potential. "Frontier(s)" will have a limited theatrical release May 9, followed four days later by a DVD release through After Dark's output deal with Lionsgate.
PARIS -- Gerard Depardieu will add his famous face to the first installment of Jean-Francois Richet's two-film project about infamous gangster Jacques Mesrine, known in France as "the man with 1,000 faces."
"L'Instinct de Mort" (Death Instinct) and "L'Ennemi Public no.1" (Public Enemy No. 1), penned by Abdel Raouf Dafri and produced by Thomas Langmann's production company La Petite Reine, will highlight the murders and mysteries surrounding Mesrine, played by Vincent Cassel.
Depardieu will play Mesrine's fellow gangster and mentor in "Instinct", and familiar faces Marion Cotillard and Eva Green also are rumored to be attached to the €35 million-€40 million ($46.2 million-$52.8 million) budget venture.
The confirmed cast for "Enemy" includes Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gilles Lellouche.
The project came close to being made four years ago with Barbet Schroeder at the helm and financing provided by UGC, but Cassel pulled out and the films were put on hold until Langmann took over and opted to produce under his La Petite Reine production banner.
"L'Instinct de Mort" (Death Instinct) and "L'Ennemi Public no.1" (Public Enemy No. 1), penned by Abdel Raouf Dafri and produced by Thomas Langmann's production company La Petite Reine, will highlight the murders and mysteries surrounding Mesrine, played by Vincent Cassel.
Depardieu will play Mesrine's fellow gangster and mentor in "Instinct", and familiar faces Marion Cotillard and Eva Green also are rumored to be attached to the €35 million-€40 million ($46.2 million-$52.8 million) budget venture.
The confirmed cast for "Enemy" includes Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gilles Lellouche.
The project came close to being made four years ago with Barbet Schroeder at the helm and financing provided by UGC, but Cassel pulled out and the films were put on hold until Langmann took over and opted to produce under his La Petite Reine production banner.
- 3/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gerard Depardieu will add his famous face to the first installment of Jean-Francois Richet's two-film project about infamous gangster Jacques Mesrine, known in France as "the man with 1,000 faces."
L'Instinct de Mort (Death Instinct) and L'Ennemi Public no.1 (Public Enemy No. 1), penned by Abdel Raouf Dafri and produced by Thomas Langmann's production company La Petite Reine, will highlight the murders and mysteries surrounding Mesrine, played by Vincent Cassel.
Depardieu will play Mesrine's fellow gangster and mentor in Instinct, and familiar faces Marion Cotillard and Eva Green also are rumored to be attached to the 35 million-40 million ($46.2 million-$52.8 million) budget venture.
The confirmed cast for Enemy includes Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gilles Lellouche.
The project came close to being made four years ago with Barbet Schroeder at the helm and financing provided by UGC, but Cassel pulled out and the films were put on hold until Langmann took over and opted to produce under his La Petite Reine production banner.
L'Instinct de Mort (Death Instinct) and L'Ennemi Public no.1 (Public Enemy No. 1), penned by Abdel Raouf Dafri and produced by Thomas Langmann's production company La Petite Reine, will highlight the murders and mysteries surrounding Mesrine, played by Vincent Cassel.
Depardieu will play Mesrine's fellow gangster and mentor in Instinct, and familiar faces Marion Cotillard and Eva Green also are rumored to be attached to the 35 million-40 million ($46.2 million-$52.8 million) budget venture.
The confirmed cast for Enemy includes Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gilles Lellouche.
The project came close to being made four years ago with Barbet Schroeder at the helm and financing provided by UGC, but Cassel pulled out and the films were put on hold until Langmann took over and opted to produce under his La Petite Reine production banner.
- 3/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For her directorial debut, 26-year-old Laetitia Colombani has assembled a top-notch cast including Samuel Le Bihan ("Brotherhood of the Wolf") and Audrey Tautou ("Amelie"). But they cannot compensate for a movie that stretches the audience's attention span to the breaking point.
"A la folie ... pas du tout" ("He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not") is oddly billed as a romantic thriller, but Colombani readily admits to the influence of such films as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense". Certainly, the first part of the film has a definite "Fatal Attraction" feel to it.
Angelique (Tautou) is passionately in love with Loic (Le Bihan), a successful cardiologist who appears to have everything -- including a wife. On first impression, Loic seems to return Angelique's love, but he is reluctant to commit himself to a more long-term relationship. Gradually, he becomes less attentive and reliable until Angelique realizes he is never going to leave his wife.
Her behavior grows increasingly abnormal. There's a failed attempt to kill Loic's wife in a hit-and-run accident. She has more success in murdering one of Loic's patients, who is threatening to ruin his career by bringing a lawsuit against him. As her descent into madness accelerates, she decides that her only option is suicide.
Here, the film stops and -- literally -- rewinds to the beginning. We start the whole story again, only this time we see it from Loic's point of view. And what a different tale it is. The denouement brings the two characters face to face and allows the audience to distinguish the truth from the lies.
There is little doubt that Colombani has done her homework: There are no inconsistencies in the story as told by the different characters. But this meticulous attention to detail slows the action to a crawl. Colombani takes the audience by the hand and guides them carefully through the plot's twists and turns. A more successful thriller sometimes has the intelligence to leave the audience at times alone in the dark.
As Angelique, Tautou seems on autopilot. The childlike innocence she brought to her title role in "Amelie" serves her well here. Any hint of a darker side to her character is shown by a furrowing of the brow soon banished with a toothy, wide-eyed smile. LeBihan seems similarly untaxed and appears to tread water as the movie comes to a climax. Unfortunately, there are few surprises at the end for those who manage to stay the course.
A LA FOLIE ... PAS DU TOUT
Telema
Credits:
Producer: Charles Gassot
Director: Laetitia Colombani
Screenwriters: Laetitia Colombani, Caroline Thivel
Production designer: Jean Marc Keldehue
Director of photography: Philippe Aim
Music: Jerome Coullet
Costume designer: Jacqueline Bouchard
Editor: Veronique Parnet
Cast:
Angelique: Audrey Tautou
Loic: Samuel Le Bihan
Rachel: Isabelle Carre
David: Clement Sibony
Heloise: Sophie Guillemin
Julien: Eric Savin
Claire Belmont: Michele Garay
Anita: Elodie Navarre
No MPPA rating, running time 100 minutes...
"A la folie ... pas du tout" ("He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not") is oddly billed as a romantic thriller, but Colombani readily admits to the influence of such films as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense". Certainly, the first part of the film has a definite "Fatal Attraction" feel to it.
Angelique (Tautou) is passionately in love with Loic (Le Bihan), a successful cardiologist who appears to have everything -- including a wife. On first impression, Loic seems to return Angelique's love, but he is reluctant to commit himself to a more long-term relationship. Gradually, he becomes less attentive and reliable until Angelique realizes he is never going to leave his wife.
Her behavior grows increasingly abnormal. There's a failed attempt to kill Loic's wife in a hit-and-run accident. She has more success in murdering one of Loic's patients, who is threatening to ruin his career by bringing a lawsuit against him. As her descent into madness accelerates, she decides that her only option is suicide.
Here, the film stops and -- literally -- rewinds to the beginning. We start the whole story again, only this time we see it from Loic's point of view. And what a different tale it is. The denouement brings the two characters face to face and allows the audience to distinguish the truth from the lies.
There is little doubt that Colombani has done her homework: There are no inconsistencies in the story as told by the different characters. But this meticulous attention to detail slows the action to a crawl. Colombani takes the audience by the hand and guides them carefully through the plot's twists and turns. A more successful thriller sometimes has the intelligence to leave the audience at times alone in the dark.
As Angelique, Tautou seems on autopilot. The childlike innocence she brought to her title role in "Amelie" serves her well here. Any hint of a darker side to her character is shown by a furrowing of the brow soon banished with a toothy, wide-eyed smile. LeBihan seems similarly untaxed and appears to tread water as the movie comes to a climax. Unfortunately, there are few surprises at the end for those who manage to stay the course.
A LA FOLIE ... PAS DU TOUT
Telema
Credits:
Producer: Charles Gassot
Director: Laetitia Colombani
Screenwriters: Laetitia Colombani, Caroline Thivel
Production designer: Jean Marc Keldehue
Director of photography: Philippe Aim
Music: Jerome Coullet
Costume designer: Jacqueline Bouchard
Editor: Veronique Parnet
Cast:
Angelique: Audrey Tautou
Loic: Samuel Le Bihan
Rachel: Isabelle Carre
David: Clement Sibony
Heloise: Sophie Guillemin
Julien: Eric Savin
Claire Belmont: Michele Garay
Anita: Elodie Navarre
No MPPA rating, running time 100 minutes...
The fourth "City of Lights, City of Angels: A Week of New French Films" opened Tuesday at the Directors Guild of America with a screening of "Venus Beauty Institute", the big winner at this year's Cesar Awards, including best director for Tonie Marshall -- the second time a woman has won.
"Venus" also won best film, screenplay and young actress (for supporting player Audrey Tautou).
While it's no "The Hairdresser's Husband", "Venus" is a likable enough tale of female bonding and the never-ending quest for happiness and fulfillment when "mutual love doesn't exist." Set mainly within the confines of a neighborhood beauty parlor -- where women and a few men come for massages, facials and, in the case of one exhibitionist woman who likes to parade around in the buff, tanning -- the story is a rambling affair with no burning agenda.
A longtime employee with many loyal clients, Angele (Nathalie Baye) is unlucky in relationships and spends much of the movie coming to terms with an artistic young man Samuel Le Bihan) who falls in love with her and is not easily discouraged. Angele's co-worker Marie (Tautou) counts among her regulars a sad man (Robert Hossein) who had skin from his dead wife's buttocks grafted on him after a tragic accident, and the two drift together. Samantha (Mathilde Seigner) is the third staffer at the Paris salon and the one with the most serious problems.
Bulle Ogier as the shop owner, Emmanuelle Riva and Micheline Presle as Angele's aunts, Jacques Bonnaffe as her ex-boyfriend and Claire Nebout as the tanning woman round out the major players. Gently contrasting the warm, nourishing environment of the salon with the hard world outside, Marshall's direction is fine and the performances touching and realistic, even as the story lurches about with no urgent payoff or new insights into the lives of lonely hearts both seeking and scared silly by love.
VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE
Arte France Cinema
and Tabo Tabo Films
Screenwriter-director: Tonie Marshall
Producer: Gilles Sandoz
Director of photography: Gerard de Battista
Editor: Jacques Comets
Color/stereo
Cast:
Angele: Nathalie Baye
Nadine: Bulle Ogier
Antoine: Samuel Le Bihan
Jacques: Jacques Bonnaffe
Samantha: Mathilde Seigner
Marie: Audrey Tautou
L'aviateur: Robert Hossein
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Venus" also won best film, screenplay and young actress (for supporting player Audrey Tautou).
While it's no "The Hairdresser's Husband", "Venus" is a likable enough tale of female bonding and the never-ending quest for happiness and fulfillment when "mutual love doesn't exist." Set mainly within the confines of a neighborhood beauty parlor -- where women and a few men come for massages, facials and, in the case of one exhibitionist woman who likes to parade around in the buff, tanning -- the story is a rambling affair with no burning agenda.
A longtime employee with many loyal clients, Angele (Nathalie Baye) is unlucky in relationships and spends much of the movie coming to terms with an artistic young man Samuel Le Bihan) who falls in love with her and is not easily discouraged. Angele's co-worker Marie (Tautou) counts among her regulars a sad man (Robert Hossein) who had skin from his dead wife's buttocks grafted on him after a tragic accident, and the two drift together. Samantha (Mathilde Seigner) is the third staffer at the Paris salon and the one with the most serious problems.
Bulle Ogier as the shop owner, Emmanuelle Riva and Micheline Presle as Angele's aunts, Jacques Bonnaffe as her ex-boyfriend and Claire Nebout as the tanning woman round out the major players. Gently contrasting the warm, nourishing environment of the salon with the hard world outside, Marshall's direction is fine and the performances touching and realistic, even as the story lurches about with no urgent payoff or new insights into the lives of lonely hearts both seeking and scared silly by love.
VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE
Arte France Cinema
and Tabo Tabo Films
Screenwriter-director: Tonie Marshall
Producer: Gilles Sandoz
Director of photography: Gerard de Battista
Editor: Jacques Comets
Color/stereo
Cast:
Angele: Nathalie Baye
Nadine: Bulle Ogier
Antoine: Samuel Le Bihan
Jacques: Jacques Bonnaffe
Samantha: Mathilde Seigner
Marie: Audrey Tautou
L'aviateur: Robert Hossein
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 4/28/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a relentless foray into war and injustice, Bertrand Tavernier uses World War I as his framework for the excellent "Captain Conan".
Set in the Balkans in 1918, Gallic soldier Captain Conan (Philippe Torreton) and his men take the war to the enemy in guerrilla fashion, sweeping in through the brush and using slings to fling grenades. Their tactics are to sneak up on the enemy and never, never take prisoners.
War is not the problem for Conan and his platoon, who thrive on their status as warriors, not soldiers. The trouble begins when the platoon is forced to leave the battlefield after armistice. But Conan is no flunky, and he'll break any rule to do the right thing for his men.
With well-constructed humor and pathos, screenwriters Tavernier and Jean Cosmos explore the nature of heroism and duty under the anvil of uncaring authority in this strong indictment of war.
There's a tone of outrage at the lack of compassion of officers who proclaim, in effect, that every soldier indicted must be guilty of something. Points are made clearly and strongly, although "Conan" sometimes teeters into preachiness.
As the story progresses, the French armistice is signed, but this contingent remains mobilized, ready to move out to do more battle with new enemies -- to the dismay of the soldiers, who have already fought for years.
In one of the central conflicts, Conan and his good friend, Lt. Norbert Samuel Le Bihan), find themselves at odds. Norbert has his strong morality and sense of justice challenged when he is forced to take the position of accuser, prosecuting soldiers for relatively minor offenses.
The bull-headed Conan tries to defend his ill-behaved men, but Norbert is bound to prosecute in earnest the ones who committed the most heinous crimes.
The film has a compelling realism, but the most vivid parts are the battle scenes, where at times the camera lingers on the fallen men -- just one of the nifty bits of business in Tavernier's well-directed and excellently photographed film (credit Alain Choquarat).
Although it feels a bit episodic and may be too long to attract mainstream audiences, "Conan" has a set of complex, unforgettable characters and a strong feel for the important issues. The acting across the board is first-rate, and there are plenty of darkly humorous lines in the script.
Torreton's Conan is a tragically flawed and memorable character. Le Bihan's Norbert is a fine, sensitive counterpart as the man who holds justice dear.
CAPTAIN CONAN
Les Films Alain Sarde
Litle Bear Prods.
TFI Films Prods.
A film by Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier
Screenplay Jean Cosmos & Bertrand Tavernier
Producers Alain Sarde & Frederic Bourboulon
Director of photography Alain Choquarat
Based on the novel by Roger Vercel
Composer Oswald D'Andrea
Lyrics Jean Cosmos
Color/stereo
Cast:
Conan Philippe Torreton
Norbert Samuel Le Bihan
De Sceve Bernard Le Coq
Madeleine Erlane Catherine Rich
Commandant Bouvier Francois Berleand
General Pitard de Lauzier Claude Rich
Colonel Voirin Andre Falcon
Running time -- 130 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Set in the Balkans in 1918, Gallic soldier Captain Conan (Philippe Torreton) and his men take the war to the enemy in guerrilla fashion, sweeping in through the brush and using slings to fling grenades. Their tactics are to sneak up on the enemy and never, never take prisoners.
War is not the problem for Conan and his platoon, who thrive on their status as warriors, not soldiers. The trouble begins when the platoon is forced to leave the battlefield after armistice. But Conan is no flunky, and he'll break any rule to do the right thing for his men.
With well-constructed humor and pathos, screenwriters Tavernier and Jean Cosmos explore the nature of heroism and duty under the anvil of uncaring authority in this strong indictment of war.
There's a tone of outrage at the lack of compassion of officers who proclaim, in effect, that every soldier indicted must be guilty of something. Points are made clearly and strongly, although "Conan" sometimes teeters into preachiness.
As the story progresses, the French armistice is signed, but this contingent remains mobilized, ready to move out to do more battle with new enemies -- to the dismay of the soldiers, who have already fought for years.
In one of the central conflicts, Conan and his good friend, Lt. Norbert Samuel Le Bihan), find themselves at odds. Norbert has his strong morality and sense of justice challenged when he is forced to take the position of accuser, prosecuting soldiers for relatively minor offenses.
The bull-headed Conan tries to defend his ill-behaved men, but Norbert is bound to prosecute in earnest the ones who committed the most heinous crimes.
The film has a compelling realism, but the most vivid parts are the battle scenes, where at times the camera lingers on the fallen men -- just one of the nifty bits of business in Tavernier's well-directed and excellently photographed film (credit Alain Choquarat).
Although it feels a bit episodic and may be too long to attract mainstream audiences, "Conan" has a set of complex, unforgettable characters and a strong feel for the important issues. The acting across the board is first-rate, and there are plenty of darkly humorous lines in the script.
Torreton's Conan is a tragically flawed and memorable character. Le Bihan's Norbert is a fine, sensitive counterpart as the man who holds justice dear.
CAPTAIN CONAN
Les Films Alain Sarde
Litle Bear Prods.
TFI Films Prods.
A film by Bertrand Tavernier
Director Bertrand Tavernier
Screenplay Jean Cosmos & Bertrand Tavernier
Producers Alain Sarde & Frederic Bourboulon
Director of photography Alain Choquarat
Based on the novel by Roger Vercel
Composer Oswald D'Andrea
Lyrics Jean Cosmos
Color/stereo
Cast:
Conan Philippe Torreton
Norbert Samuel Le Bihan
De Sceve Bernard Le Coq
Madeleine Erlane Catherine Rich
Commandant Bouvier Francois Berleand
General Pitard de Lauzier Claude Rich
Colonel Voirin Andre Falcon
Running time -- 130 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 4/11/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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