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The Specialists
The Specialists

The Specialists

March 13, 1985
1h 34m
Adventure
Crime
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

While being transferred to another prison, two convicts - Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon - effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the Verdon Gorge before arriving at an isolated farmhouse whose owner, Laura, offers them sanctuary. Since the death of her husband, Laura has longed to get her own back on the police and she agrees to help Carella and Brandon in their scheme to rob a casino in Nice. After a shoot out with the casino’s owners, Carella realises that not everything is what it seems. Brandon is not what he appears...

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Director
Patrice Leconte
Cast
Bernard Giraudeau, Gérard Lanvin, Christiane Jean, Maurice Barrier, Bertie Cortez, Daniel Jégou, Jacques Nolot, Patrick Massieu, Jesse Joe Walsh, Philippe Lehembre
Release Date
March 13, 1985
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner, Films A2

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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