Gangsters

2002 1h 30m FR

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 53

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Synopsis

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Franck Chaievski and Nina Delgado are two undercover detectives of a French special force trying to identify two corrupts members of the Paris Police Force. Franck is pretending to be a gangster and Nina a prostitute living with him, and involved in a robbery of a fortune in diamonds, having seven deaths and some injured persons.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Anconina
Franck Chaievski
Anne Parillaud
Nina Delgado
François Levantal
Eddy Dahan
Gérald Laroche
Marc Jansen
Francis Renaud
Rocky
Guy Lecluyse
Babar
Pierre Laplace
Pitoune
Jean-Louis Tribes
Petit Claude

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Marchal
Writers: Olivier Marchal
Languages: French
Countries: France, Belgium

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Marchal, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Richard Anconina and Anne Parillaud and François Levantal carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Marchal directs. Matthieu Poirot-Delpech behind the camera. Axelle Renoir scores. Hugues Darmois cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Olivier Marchal, shot by Matthieu Poirot-Delpech. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Axelle Renoir. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hugues Darmois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Richard Anconina and Anne Parillaud and François Levantal carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0282515 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.