Dobermann

1997 1h 43m FR

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6.5

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63%

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6.5

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 575🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes★6.5IMDB · 19,632

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The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. After a complex and brutal bank robbery, they are being hunted by the Paris police. The hunt is led by the sadistic cop Christini, who only has one goal: to catch Dobermann at any cost.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincent Cassel
Yann Le Pentrec aka Dobermann
Tchéky Karyo
Inspecteur Sauveur Cristini
Monica Bellucci
Nathalie
Antoine Basler
Jean-Claude Ayache, dit "Moustique"
Affif Ben Badra
Le mac
Romain Duris
Manu
Marc Duret
Inspecteur Baumann
Pascal Demolon
Inspecteur Lefèvre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jan Kounen
Writers: Joël Houssin
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: France

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jan Kounen, shot by Michel Amathieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philippe Mallier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bénédicte Brunet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Vincent Cassel and Tchéky Karyo and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jan Kounen directs. Michel Amathieu behind the camera. Philippe Mallier scores. Bénédicte Brunet cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
3Directed by Jan Kounen, shot by Michel Amathieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philippe Mallier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bénédicte Brunet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vincent Cassel and Tchéky Karyo and Monica Bellucci carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0118996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michel Amathieu
Original score: Philippe Mallier
Editing: Bénédicte Brunet
Production design: Michel Barthélémy
Costume design: Chattoune
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Dobermann (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 19,632 votes
MPAA: R

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CinemaSerf2022-11-24
★ 6/10
Vincent Cassel is the eponymous bank robber who leads a gang of what can only be described as desperate and disparate eccentrics. Hot in pursuit are the police but they are having little effect until they decide to let the ruthless "Cristini" (Tchéky Karyo) take charge of the investigation. What now ensues is an increasingly bizarre and surreal heist caper that leaves virtually nothing out of bounds with loads of violence, dark comedy, transvestism and then, more violence. I rather liked the ending - it was not what I was expecting nor is it typical of the genre. The writing is pretty ropey though, and the lighting could have been doing with some extra wattage so we could actually see what was going on for more of the time. As a drama it offers us a quickly paced and mildly entertaining, if very unlikely, glimpse of a seedy and grim sub-culture and Cassel - though he doesn't really feature so often - seems to be in his element. It won't be for everyone, this - it is actually quite sordid, and the narrative parodies just about everything from "For A Few Dollars More" (1965) to the "French Connection" (1971) with a bit of soft porn chucked in too. It's not great, no, and I don't imagine I will ever watch to again but still, I didn't hate it..

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