''Le Battant'' is a 1983 French

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

starring and directed by

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024) was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of ...

. It recorded admissions of 1,935,094 in France.

Plot

Jacques Darnay is released from prison after eight years and tries to recover a cache of stolen diamonds. He is confronted in his quest by both the police and rival criminals.

Cast

as Jacques Darnay * François Périer as Gino Ruggieri * Pierre Mondy as Rouxel * Anne Parillaud as Nathalie * Andréa Ferréol as Sylviane Chabry * Marie-Christine Descouard as Clarisse * Michel Beaune as Pierre Mignot * Gérard Hérold as Sauvat * Jean-François Garreaud as Pradier * Richard Anconina as Samatan * Philippe Castelli as Nestor

Reception

The film had 1,935,094 admissions in France and ranked 31st in the year of 1983. Roy Armes wrote that "the limply written plot... never begins to create the requisite suspense and the wooden narcissism of the producer-star... merely serves as a reminder of how much livelier French cinema was before its stars achieved their present predominance."

References

External links

* 1983 films 1983 crime thriller films French crime thriller films Films about murder Films directed by Alain Delon 1980s French films 1980s French-language films {{crime-thriller-film-stub