Le Professionnel
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| Directed by | Georges Lautner |
| Produced by | Alain Belmondo |
| Written by | Michel Audiard Georges Lautner Patrick Alexander (novel) |
| Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean Desailly Robert Hossein |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Editing by | Michelle David |
| Release date(s) | 21 October 1981 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Language | French |
Le Professionnel (The Professional) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by French director Georges Lautner, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly and Robert Hossein, based on the award-winning 1976 novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander.
The music is composed by Ennio Morricone and the theme music "Chi Mai" is known worldwide.
[edit] Plot
The French secret agent Josselin Beaumont is sent to Malagawi, a fictional African country, to kill the ruling dictator, Colonel Njala. However, before he manages accomplish his mission, the political situation changes drastically and the French secret service resorts to handing over Beaumont to the Malagawian authorities. After a long and unfair trial, during which Beaumont is injected drugs, he is sentenced to long-term penal servitude at a "re-education camp". After a daring escape with one of the inmates he returns to France and informs the French secret service of his presence, promising that he will kill Njala, who is in France for an official visit, thus getting his revenge on the people who betrayed him. The secret service responds by setting other agents on Beaumont's trail, however he manages to remain one step ahead, humiliating and killing some of the major betrayers, including the sadistic chief of the secret police, Rosen. After the chief falls in a gunfight, Beaumont switches their ID cards, spreading confusion within the secret service and temporarily reducing Njala's guard. Beaumont eventually gets Njala killed, by tricking the secret service into shooting the dictator. As he finally tries to escape by slowly walking towards Njala's helicopter, Beaumont is shot by the direct order of the French government.
[edit] External links
- Le Professionnel at the Internet Movie Database
- Le Professionnel at AllRovi
- Le Professionnel at Rotten Tomatoes
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