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Point Blank ()

À bout portant (original title)
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Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.

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Cast

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Samuel Pierret
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Hugo Sartet
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Commandant Patrick Werner
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Nadia Pierret
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Commandant Fabre
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Capitaine Anaïs Susini
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Capitaine Vogel
Pierre Benoist ...
Capitaine Mercier
Valérie Dashwood ...
Capitaine Moreau
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Capitaine Mansart
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Capitaine Richert (as Nicky Naude)
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Luc Sartet
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Interne de garde
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Aide-soignant
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Jaffart, chef DPJ
Brice Fournier ...
Marconi
Patrice Guillain ...
Capitaine Auclert
Max Morel ...
Max Collet
Diane Stolojan ...
Témoin bus 1
David Saada ...
Témoin bus 2
Arnaud Maillard ...
Agent RATP
Laurence Pollet-Villard ...
Gynécologue
Julie Mouamma ...
Infirmière
Bénédicte Dessombz ...
Réceptionniste hôpital
Grégoire Guist'hau ...
Journaliste interview aide-soignant
Sylvia Amicone ...
Journaliste LCI
Frédéric Kontogom ...
Agent PC sécurité hôpital
Dorothée Tavernier ...
Policière uniforme
Bertrand Disset ...
Policier escalier
Jean-Charles Rousseau ...
Policier flashball 1
Frédéric Dessains ...
Policier flashball 2 (as Fred Dessains)
Sebastien Vandenberghe ...
Policier barrage Samuel
Jean Selesko ...
Policier salle de contrôle
Sylvain Maury ...
Prévenu travesti
Marie-Catherine Soyer ...
Léa (7 ans)
Léa Philippe ...
Cousine Léa
Angelo Aybar ...
Victor Spattoni
Jacques Colliard ...
Francis Meyer
Frans Boyer ...
Capitaine Marek
Philippe Couerre ...
Fils Meyer
Eric Malo ...
Homme de main
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Capitaine équipe Fabre
Jade Breidi ...
Capitaine équipe Fabre 2
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Capitaine Anaïs Susini (voice)
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Flic civil Quai des Orfèvres (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
John Sehil ...
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Directed by

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Fred Cavayé

Written by

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Fred Cavayé ... (scenario) &
Guillaume Lemans ... (scenario)

Produced by

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Jeremy Burdek ... co-producer
Cyril Colbeau-Justin ... producer
Serge de Poucques ... co-producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont ... producer
David Giordano ... executive producer
Sylvain Goldberg ... co-producer (as Sylvain Golberg)
Nadia Khamlichi ... co-producer
Adrian Politowski ... co-producer
Gilles Waterkeyn ... co-producer

Music by

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Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by

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Alain Duplantier

Editing by

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Benjamin Weill

Editorial Department

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Myriam Coën ... digital conformation
Sophia Del-Vecchio ... digital conformation
Mickael Dumontier ... additional assistant editor
David Magalhaes ... telecine dailies colorist
Marjolaine Mispelaere ... digital intermediate colorist
Flora Volpelière ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Olivier Carbone

Production Design by

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Philippe Chiffre

Set Decoration by

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Ariane Audouard

Costume Design by

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Marie-Laure Lasson

Makeup Department

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Catherine Bruchon ... key makeup artist
Margarida Miranda ... makeup artist
Emmanuel Pitois ... key special effects makeup and prosthetics
Gérald Portenart ... key hair stylist
Dorothée Soual ... wig maker

Production Management

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Pierre-Alexandre Cascarino ... assistant production manager
Anne Giraudau ... production manager
Capucine Grelardon ... assistant unit manager
Benoit Loncan ... assistant unit manager
Véronique Marchand ... post-production manager
Marie Sajot ... assistant production accountant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bonnie Pirès ... second assistant director
Arnaud Rivaille ... third assistant director
Camille Servignat ... additional assistant director
Michael Viger ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Arthur Beaudoin ... trainee set designer
Khadija Ben Mustapha ... set dresser
Frédéric Cambon ... assistant art director
François Criqui ... ripper
Nicolas Decaux ... supervising rigger
Gaël Langlais ... swing gang
Anthony Lecomte ... trainee set designer
Nicolas Raffy ... property master
Nicolas Romand ... set dresser
Félix Roue ... swing gang
Christian Vallat ... assistant art director
Uriel Zylberman ... art department assistant

Sound Department

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Anael Barnaud ... boom operator
Mélanie Blouin ... assistant sound editor
Katia Boutin ... dialogue editor
Laurent Cercleux ... boom operator
Nicolas Dambroise ... sound editor
Marc Doisne ... re-recording mixer
Bernadette Dupont ... post-synchronisation
Alain Féat ... supervising sound editor
Florent Lavallée ... adr recordist
Benjamin Lecuyer ... adr engineer
Benoit Maerens ... sound assistant
Jo Masset ... post-synchronisation
Pierre Mertens ... sound engineer
Simon Poupard ... sound mix technician
Olivier Thys ... assistant foley artist
Philippe van Leer ... foley artist

Visual Effects by

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Benjamin Ageorges ... visual effects supervisor
Stephane Bidault ... visual effects supervisor
Olivier Blanchet ... digital artist
Nicolas Delbecq ... on set supervisor
Jean-Antoine Lacolle ... digital compositor
Paul Moriaux ... digital artist
Bruno Nicolas ... visual effects artist
Arnaud Ortmann ... digital artist
François Poupon ... visual effects artist
Amélie Rey ... visual effects coordinator
Adrien Servadio ... digital artist
Nuer Taqa ... visual effects
Christian Tomikowski ... digital compositor
Matthias Weber ... visual effects producer

Stunts

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Virginie Arnaud ... stunt double: Valérie Dashwood
Alain Barbier ... stunts
Affif Ben Badra ... stunts
Christian Bergner ... stunts
Carlos Bonelli ... stunts
Michel Bouis ... stunts
Frans Boyer ... stunts
Damien Buffard ... stunts
Gaëlle Cohen ... stunt trainer
Gérard Colasuonno ... stunts
Aurélie Conseil ... stunts
Gilles Conseil ... stunt coordinator
Bernard Cormerais ... stunt driver
Jean-Jacques Domingues ... stunt driver
Marion Dupré ... stunt driver
Sylvain Gabet ... stunt double: Roschdy Zem
Jean Girard ... stunts
Stéphane Girondeaud ... stunt double (as Stephane Girondeaud)
Frédéric Guenanain ... stunts (as Frédéric Quenanain)
Vincent Haquin ... stunts
Vladimir Houbart ... stunt driver
Francois Hulard ... stunts
Sébastien Labie ... stunts
Didier Lariviere ... stunts
Philippe Lecompt ... stunts
Alban Lenoir ... stunts
Christophe Marsaud ... stunts
Stéphanie Menuez ... stunt double: Claire Perot
Franck Merenda ... stunt double: Gilles Lellouche (as Francesco Merenda)
Angélique Meunier ... stunts
Philippe Millot ... stunts
Jean-Michel Mièle ... stunts
Philippe Morel ... stunts
Laurent Mulot ... stunt driver
Patrick Médioni ... stunts
Louis-Marie Nyee ... stunts
Ernest Pagniez ... stunts
Teddy Pierson ... stunts
Patrick Portheault ... stunt driver
Christophe Roblin ... stunt driver
Jean-Charles Rousseau ... stunt double: Gerard Lanvin
Loïc Saintilan ... stunt driver
Eric Tatin ... stunts
Frédéric Vallet ... stunts
Gunther Van Severen ... stunts (as Gunther Vanseveren)
Gérard Vauchey ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Boris Abaza ... additional first assistant camera
Nouredyne Amroun ... first assistant camera
Joan Bansillon ... grip
Franck Barrault ... gaffer
François Bert ... key grip
Eric Blanckaert ... first assistant camera
Michel Bouquerel ... electrician
Thomas Brémond ... photographer
Olivier Chardonnet ... grip
Marine Delcourt ... first assistant camera (specific segments)
Mostefa Djebbari ... electrician
Marine Goujet ... second assistant camera
Olivier Hermant ... grip
Malek Krimed ... first assistant camera
Hans Krumenacker ... electrician
Mathieu Langlois ... grip
Thomas Lerebour ... second assistant camera
Alfonso Lopez de la Fuente ... grip
Lara Perrotte ... camera trainee (as Perrotte Lara)
Yvan Quehec ... rigging gaffer
David Reinhard ... daily first assistant camera
Antoine Sanier ... b camera operator / first assistant camera
Gabin Siol ... additional grip
Geoffrey Thiery ... grip

Casting Department

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Samia Fadli ... extras casting
Pascale Guerre ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Alexia Crisp-Jones ... wardrobe
Claire Lacaze ... costume supervisor
Sylvie Néant ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Fabienne Guicheneuy ... location scout
François Pujol ... location scout

Music Department

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Jean-Pierre Arquié ... music consultant (as Jean-Pierre Arquie)
Klaus Badelt ... score mixer / score producer
Christopher Carmichael ... composer: additional music
Simone de Leuw ... score production manager
Guang-Ying Feng ... orchestrator (as Guang-Ying Feng)
Ian Honeyman ... composer: additional music
Robyn Klein ... executive in charge of music
Yuesong Li ... orchestra recordist (as Yue-Song Li)
Dragan Petrovic ... score technical assistant
Andrew Raiher ... composer: additional music
Daniel Rojas ... score technical advisor
Seth Woodard ... score technical assistant
Ge-Fang Yang ... orchestra contractor: China (as Frank Ge-Fang Yang)
Nai-When Zhang ... music technical support (as Tom Nai-When Zhang)
Naiwen Zhang ... music technical support (as Tom Nai-When Zhang)

Script and Continuity Department

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Alexia Chassot ... assistant script supervisor
Laurence Couturier ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Delphine Boulay ... travelling car
Stéphane Boulay ... travelling car
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto ... production coordinator
Antonio Cides ... ambulance
Pierre Philippe Hendrickx ... legal advisor: Belgium
Caroline Ifrah ... lawyer
François-Régis Jeanne ... epk director
Stephane Lieser ... lawyer
Martin Metz ... production executive
Céline Parret ... production assistant
Laurent Prudhomme ... ambulance
Iwona Sellers ... production executive
Anne Berger ... production support executive (uncredited)

Thanks

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Christian Riffard ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) is a nurse who saves the wrong guy -- a thief (Roschdy Zem) whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife (Elena Anaya) 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? Written by thewanger

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Also Known As
  • Point Blank (United States)
  • Point Blank (World-wide, English title)
  • Point Blank (Canada, English title)
  • A Bout Portant - Point Blank (United Kingdom)
  • Point Blank - Aus kurzer Distanz (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 84 min
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Budget $16,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Joe Lynch shot a remake of this French movie in 2019 "Point Blank", starring Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo. See more »
Goofs When Samuel tries to wake up Hugo, in a shot across the corridor in the renovated hospital floor, a face can be seen on the left behind a door, looking down and talking. (around 19'30") See more »
Movie Connections References Diva (1981). See more »
Soundtracks Ebben? Ne andrò lontana See more »
Crazy Credits In the closing credits, opera singer Renee Fleming's name is misspelled as "Flemming." See more »

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