La Balance (1982)
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In the French-made film (La Balance), a couple get caught between the French underworld and the cops who pledge to destroy it. The man is a one-time mobster, now pimp named Dede (Philippe Leotard) who's forced to squeal on some mob-land biggies in exchange for his acquittal from any connection to crimes committed and to get the cops off the back of his prostitute wife Nicole (Nathalie Baye). This one's full of chase scenes, profanity (it's dubbed in English), and violence. It was awarded many Caesar awards (the French equivalent of the Oscar). ~ Rovi
- Starring:
- Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bob Swaim
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of La Balance
In the French-made film (La Balance), a couple get caught between the French underworld and the cops who pledge to destroy it. The man is a one-time mobster, now pimp named Dede (Philippe Leotard) who's forced to squeal on some mob-land biggies in exchange for his acquittal from any connection to crimes committed and to get the cops off the back of his prostitute wife Nicole (Nathalie Baye). This one's full of chase scenes, profanity (it's dubbed in English), and violence. It was awarded many Caesar awards (the French equivalent of the Oscar). ~ Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast of La Balance
- Nathalie Baye - Nicole
- Richard Berry - Palouzi
- Maurice Ronet - Massina
- Bernard Freyd - Le capitaine
- Florent Pagny - Simoni
- Luc-Antoine Diquero - Picard
- François Berléand - Inspector Mondaine
- Bob Swaim
- Claude Villers
- Michel Amphoux - Guy
- Jean-Paul Comart - Le Belge
- Philippe Léotard - Dede
- Christophe Malavoy - Tintin
- Tchéky Karyo - Petrovic
- Albert Dray - Carlini
- Jean-Daniel Laval - Arnaud
- Anne-Claude Salimo - Sabrina
- Geoffrey Carey
- Guy Dhers - Calemard
- Sam Karmann - Paulo
- Christian Gaubert
- Director(s):
- Bob Swaim
- Writer(s):
- Bob Swaim
- Producer(s):
- Alexandre Mnouchkine, Georges Dancigers
- 1982 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Picture
- 1982 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Actress
- 1982 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Actor
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