The Professional(Movie, 1981)

Name: The Professional
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1981
Duration: T01:48:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "Le Professionnel" (French/FR)

1h 48min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 213 votes)

The Professional (original title: Le Professionnel; French pronunciation: [lə pʁɔfɛsjɔˈnɛl]) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning 1976 novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander. The film was a commercial success upon its theatrical release and was the fourth most watched feature film in France in 1981 behind La Chèvre, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Fox and the Hound, selling 5,243,559 tickets. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and the main theme "Chi Mai" became an instrumental hit and subsequent classic. The famous final scene of the movie was made in Château de Maintenon. ()

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About The Professional

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.

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Trailer for The Professional + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Theatrical Trailer (Trailer) | Le Professionnel 1981 Trailer (Trailer, FR) | Der Profi - Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: France

Plays in: Paris

Made by: Les Films Ariane, Cerito Films

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/21/1981

Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly, Robert Hossein, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Cyrielle Clair, Élisabeth Margoni, Jean-Louis Richard, Michel Beaune, Marie-Christine Descouard

Director: Georges Lautner

Producer: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine

Screenwriter: Georges Lautner, Jacques Audiard, Patrick Alexander, Michel Audiard

Film Editor: Michelle David

Director of Photography: Henri Decaë

Composer: Ennio Morricone

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"阴谋的代价"

"De Beroeps"

Keywords: prison escape, husband wife relationship, africa, intelligence, homeless person, prison, paris, france, revenge

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The Professional(Movie, 1981)

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