The Professional
Never leave vengeance to amateurs.
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10/21/1981Runtime
108 minsOverview
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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A taut spy-thriller about a secret agent left for dead by his own government who escapes prison and wages a one-man war against those who betrayed him. It's a propulsive revenge fantasy with real stakes and elegant action sequences.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Joss Beaumont
Robert Hossein
Commissaire Rosen
Elisabeth Margoni
Jeanne Baumont
Jean-Louis Richard
Colonel Martin
Jean Desailly
Ministre
Michel Beaune
Capitaine Valeras
Cyrielle Clair
Alice Ancelin
Pierre Vernier
Salvatore Volfoni
Marie-Christine Descouard
Doris Frederiksen
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
L'inspecteur Farges
Pierre Saintons
le président Njala
Gérard Darrieu
L'instructeur Picard
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