IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Jean-Paul Comart
- Le Belge
- (as Jean-Paul Connart)
Tchéky Karyo
- Petrovic
- (as Tcheky Karyo)
Galia Salimo
- Sabrina - la prostituée
- (as Galia Dujardin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film is the second French crime movie made by an American director after RIFIFI, back in 1953, and directed by Jules Dassin.
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Excellent Thriller With Gallic Style
I can't believe that this movie has no comments and hardly any votes. It's a tough 1982 thriller set in Paris' Algerian sector. A specialist Police Unit pressurise a pimp and his hooker into becoming informants to enable them to bring down a local gangster. Although directed by an American (spot the U.S. film posters at the Police Station), the film is full of French style. The clothes, the food, the shades... The pacing is fast, the plot is good and the characters are fascinating. Baye is incredibly sexy as the 'tart with a heart' and Leotard looks suitably seedy as the pimp in love with her. It's a strange relationship, letting your lover have sex with strangers in order to put money in the joint account! I also like the way that the cops, who arrest and harass hookers, are shown to be willing to use their services on lonely nights. Pace, excitement, black humour and romance. What more can one ask from a thriller? 8/10
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- Kevin-142
- Nov 13, 2001
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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