The Big Pardon 2

1992 2h 7m FR

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 25

Crime

Synopsis

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The mobster Raymond Bettoun gets out of prison and joins his son Maurice in Miami, a drug trafficker who is about to launch a huge operation. But he falls into a trap and a war begins in which Raymond will fight a last battle to try to save his son and what remains of his family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roger Hanin
Raymond Bettoun
Richard Berry
Maurice Bettoun
Jennifer Beals
Joyce Ferranti
Jill Clayburgh
Sally White
Gérard Darmon
Roland Bettoun
Christopher Walken
Pasco Meisner
Alexandre Aja
Alexander Atlan
Cameron Watson
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexandre Arcady
Writers: Marc Angelo, Alexandre Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Big Pardon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexandre Arcady, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Roger Hanin and Richard Berry and Jennifer Beals carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alexandre Arcady directs. Willy Kurant behind the camera. Romano Musumarra scores. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Part of the "The Big Pardon Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Alexandre Arcady, shot by Willy Kurant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Romano Musumarra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Roger Hanin and Richard Berry and Jennifer Beals carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0104363 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.