L'Alpagueur
L'Alpagueur | |
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Directed by | Philippe Labro |
Written by | Philippe Labro |
Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo Bruno Cremer |
Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
Music by | Michel Colombier |
Distributed by | Cerito film |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | 1,533,183 admissions (France)[1] |
L'Alpagueur (aka The Hunter Will Get You) is a film written and directed by Philippe Labro and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo in the title role and Bruno Cremer as L'Epervier.
Released in 1976 and considered as a typical French
Plot
As one of the character is saying at the beginning of the movie:
L'alpagueur c'est un chasseur de tête, c'est un mercenaire, un marginal. L'alpagueur c'est l'astuce qu'a trouvé un haut fonctionnaire pour passer au-dessus de la routine policière.
The alpagueur is a head hunter, a mercenary, a marginal. The alpagueur is a trick made up by a state employee to be above the cop's routine.
Originally a deer hunter, l'Alpagueur became a head hunter working for the police, paid by them with money stolen from criminals. The main plot revolves around l'Alpagueur's pursuit of l'Épervier, (
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo – Roger Pilard aka "l'Alpagueur"
- Bruno Cremer – Gilbert aka "L'Epervier"
- Claude Brosset – Granier
- Patrick Fierry – Costa Valdes
- Jean Négroni – Spitzer
- Victor Garrivier – Inspector Doumecq
- Jean-Pierre Jorris – Salicetti
Reception
The film was the 19th highest earning film of the year in France with 1,533,183 admissions.[2]
References
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ "L\'Alpagueur (1976) - JPBox-Office".
External links
- L'Alpagueur at IMDb
- L'Alpagueur[permanent dead link] at Le Film Guide