Le Choix des armes

• Director: Alain Corneau
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Crime Thriller, Gangster Film
• Themes: Criminal's Revenge, Haunted By the Past, Going Straight
• Main Cast: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Galabru, Gérard Lanvin
• Release Year: 1981
• Country: FR
• Run Time: 135 minutes

Plot

This French production concerns a gangster (Yves Montand) who retires to the countryside after living a full life of traditional crime. After settling into his new residence with his wife (Catherine Deneuve), his home is invaded by an unruly punk (Gerard Depardieu) who has some new-fangled ideas about the way crime should work. The film appears in French with English subtitles. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Yves Montand - Noel Durieux
• Gérard Depardieu - Mickey
• Catherine Deneuve - Nicole Durieux
• Michel Galabru - Bonnardot
• Gérard Lanvin - Sarlat

Jean-Claude Dauphin - Ricky; Richard Anconina - Dany; Etienne Chicot - Roland Davout; Pierre Forget - Serge Olivier; Jean Rougerie - Raymond Constantini; Christian Marquand - Jean; Maria Verdi; Jean-Claude Bouillaud - Andre; Marilyne Even

Credit

Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko - Art Director, Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko - Costume Designer, Alain Corneau - Director, Thierry Derocles - Editor, Philippe Sarde - Composer (Music Score), Peter Knight - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jackie Raynal - Makeup, Pierre-Wiliam Glenn - Cinematographer, Alain Sarde - Producer, Michel Desrois - Sound/Sound Designer, Alain Corneau - Screenwriter, Michel Grisolia - Screenwriter

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