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La French

La French

2014Movie⏱️ 2h 15mR
ActionCrimeThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
13,254 votes

A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.

Director
Cédric Jimenez
Writers
Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez
Stars
Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette
Release Date
May 15, 2015
Language
French, Italian, English
Country
France, Belgium
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 34
Reviews
📋 19.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jean Dujardin
Jean Dujardin
as Pierre Michel
Gilles Lellouche
Gilles Lellouche
as Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Céline Sallette
Céline Sallette
as Jacqueline Michel
Mélanie Doutey
Mélanie Doutey
as Christiane Zampa
Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
as Le Fou
Guillaume Gouix
Guillaume Gouix
as José Alvarez
Bruno Todeschini
Bruno Todeschini
as Le Banquier
Féodor Atkine
Féodor Atkine
as Gaston Deferre
Moussa Maaskri
Moussa Maaskri
as Franky Manzoni
👤
Pierre Lopez
as Jean Paci

💰 Box Office

$12,062,441
Worldwide Gross
$190,980
Domestic Gross
$10,335
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
La Ciotat, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Production
Gaumont, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma

🏷️ Keywords

magistratebased on true storyfrench connectiondea drug enforcement administrationfrench car

🎯 Categories

FrenchTrue CrimeActionCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

La French
by akupm2015-06-09
8/10

"The must use adjectives are thrilling and mind blowing. Seriously, the motion picture directed and written by Cédric Jimenez was emotionally heavy. The movie was inspired by true events set in the 1970s. It was about a Neapolitan Mafia Boss Tanny Zampa who ran a French extortion gang in Marseille, France. The Kingpin and his mob later exploded into 'The Connection'. It meant heroin purchased from Turkey being flood into New York by the French Mafia. What stood in their way was dedicated detective Pierre Michel who raged bloody war against their money laundering Empire. In addition, ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Gaumont animated opening logo is the 70's one.

📖 Synopsis

A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.