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The Specialists
The Specialists

The Specialists

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.652/10

Release Date

13 March 1985

Country

France

Cast

Bernard Giraudeau

Bernard Giraudeau

Paul Brandon

Gérard Lanvin

Gérard Lanvin

Stéphane Carella

Christiane Jean

Christiane Jean

Laura

Maurice Barrier

Maurice Barrier

Kovacs

Bertie Cortez

Bertie Cortez

Mazetti

Daniel Jégou

Daniel Jégou

Casino director

Jacques Nolot

Jacques Nolot

Le gendarme chez Laura

Patrick Massieu

Patrick Massieu

Jesse Joe Walsh

Jesse Joe Walsh

Philippe Lehembre

Philippe Lehembre

Salvatore Ingoglia

Salvatore Ingoglia

Bernard Hervé

Bernard Hervé

William Doherty

William Doherty

Christian Bianchi

Christian Bianchi

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