Le Marginal
| Le Marginal | |
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| Directed by | Jacques Deray |
| Written by | Jacques Deray Jean Herman Michel Audiard |
| Produced by | Alain Belmondo |
| Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Cinematography | Xaver Schwarzenberger |
| Edited by | Albert Jürgenson |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date | 26 October 1983 |
Running time | 100 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 4,956,922 admissions (France)[1] |
Le Marginal is a 1983 French crime film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. The music for the film was composed by Ennio Morricone.[2]
Plot
Policeman Philippe Jordan works in Marseille. He intercepts the delivery of a shipload of heroin by jumping out of a helicopter onto a speedboat and throws all drugs into the sea. Drug lord Mecacci is desperate to get rid of Jordan and arranges an incident which leads to Jordan's disciplinary transfer. Jordan continues to fight against the drug cartel after all. He finds a valuable witness named "Freddy, the chemist" but Mecacci has Freddy killed before he can testify. When Mecacci's henchmen also murder Jordan's old friend Francis Pierron, Jordan retaliates immediately. Now Mecacci tries to lure him into a deadly trap. After Jordan has outsmarted Mecacci's killers he confronts their boss. The time for the final showdown has come.
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo: Philippe Jordan
- Henry Silva: Sauveur Mecacci
- Carlos Sotto Mayor: Livia Maria Dolores
- Pierre Vernier: Inspector Rojinski
- Maurice Barrier: Tonton
- Claude Brosset: Antonio Baldi
- Tchéky Karyo: Francis Pierron
- Michel Robin: Alfred Gonet
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus: The transvestite
Reception
"Le Marginal" was described as a "typical Jean-Paul Belmondo vehicle".[3]
References
- ^ Box office information at Box Office Story
- ^ "Le Marginal". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- ^ "Le Marginal". allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
In another typical Jean-Paul Belmondo vehicle, the French action hero plays a policeman
External links
- Le Marginal at IMDb
- Le Marginal at Le Film Guide
- Le Marginal at Cinéma-Français Template:Fr
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