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Film / 2008
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
The story
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
In the same saga
The Mesrine Collection
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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Cast
Vincent CasselJacques Mesrine
Cécile de FranceJeanne Schneider
Gérard DepardieuGuido
Gilles LellouchePaul
Roy DupuisJean-Paul Mercier
Florence ThomassinSarah
Elena AnayaSofia
Ludivine SagnierSylvie Jeanjacquot
Michel DuchaussoyPierre André Mesrine, father of Jacques
Myriam BoyerMesrine's mother
Abdelhafid MetalsiAhmed, pimp
Gilbert SicotteBillionaire
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Mustapha AbourachidHarki
Deano ClavetRoger André
Sofiane BenrazzakFellagah #1
Farid FedjerFellagah #2
Leïla BekhtiFellaga's daughter
Dorothée BrièreSuzon
Michelle BrûléOwner burglary
Mercè LlorensDancing blonde girl
Sabri LahmerGégé
Manuela GouraryMado
Affif Ben BadraAngry customer
Frankie PainLulu
François HauteserreAccomplice of Neubourg
Jean-Claude LeguayTabacoff
Louison BlivetSabrina at 5, Mesrine's daughter
Guilhem PellegrinNotary
Caroline FerrusMaggy
Arnaud HenrietDoorman of the gambling ring
Angelo AybarBoss of the gambling ring
Jeff BoudreaultImmigration officer
Dominique LoiseauKiller
Sylvain SavardBillionaire's gardener
Christian BordeleauReporter at the airport
Christine BellierReporter at the airport
Guy ThauvetteDirector of USC
Jean-Loup YaleThibaut Mailloche
Christine BeaulieuLizon
Luc-Martial DagenaisBank manager
Danielle LepineLawyer
Monique GosselinPrison guard
Laurent ImbaultRanger
Paul StewartRanger
Olivier GourmetCommissioner Broussard
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