Genres
Production Companies
Les Films Ariane
The Professional (Le Professionnel)
Never leave vengeance to amateurs.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Georges Lautner, Michel Audiard
Producer: Alain Belmondo
Director of Photography: Henri Decaë
Director: Georges Lautner
Writer: Jacques Audiard
Top Cast
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
Videos
Le Professional (Jean-Paul Belmondo) 1981 Trailer
