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"A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing"

2010 1h 24m FR

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 516

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?

“A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing”

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Cast

Gilles Lellouche
Samuel Pierret
Roschdy Zem
Hugo Sartet
Gérard Lanvin
Commander Patrick Werner
Elena Anaya
Nadia Pierret
Mireille Perrier
Commander Catherine Fabre
Claire Pérot
Captain Anaïs Susini
Moussa Maaskri
Captain Vogel
Pierre Benoist
Captain Mercier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred Cavayé
Writers: Fred Cavayé, Guillaume Lemans
Languages: Czech, French, Spanish
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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

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MONEY

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Earned back only 59% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Czech, French, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred Cavayé, shot by Alain Duplantier. 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 Klaus Badelt. 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 Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Gilles Lellouche and Roschdy Zem and Gérard Lanvin carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred Cavayé directs. Alain Duplantier behind the camera. Klaus Badelt scores. Benjamin Weill cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in Czech, French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 59% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Czech, French, Spanish.
5Directed by Fred Cavayé, shot by Alain Duplantier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Klaus Badelt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Benjamin Weill shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Gilles Lellouche and Roschdy Zem and Gérard Lanvin carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A Desperate Man Is A Dangerous Thing".
10IMDB entry: tt1545759 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.