''Le Battant'' is a 1983 French

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starring and directed by Alain Delon. 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

* Alain Delon as Jacques Darnay *

François Périer François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles. He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...

as Gino Ruggieri * Pierre Mondy as Rouxel *

Anne Parillaud Anne Parillaud (; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film '' La Femme Nikita''. Biography Parillaud was born in Paris. While in ...

as Nathalie *

Andréa Ferréol Andréa Ferréol (born Andrée Louise Ferréol; January 6, 1947) is a French actress and officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2009). Her debut was in the 1973 film '' La Grande bouffe'', which made a big scandal at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

as Sylviane Chabry * Marie-Christine Descouard as Clarisse *

Michel Beaune Michel Beaune (1933–1990) was a French actor. Filmography *1960: '' Trapped by Fear'' - Un ami de Paul (uncredited) *1961: ''Les godelureaux'' *1964: '' Backfire'' - Daniel *1970: '' The Confession'' - L'avocat *1970: '' The Time to Die'' ...

as Pierre Mignot *

Gérard Hérold Gérard Hérold (Mulhouse, 10 September 1939 - Paris, 19 August 1993) was a French actor, appearing in several films, TV series and on theatre. Biography Gérard Hérold was born in Alsace in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) on 10 September 1935. He studied ...

as Sauvat *

Jean-François Garreaud Jean-François Garreaud (1 April 1946 – 9 July 2020) was a French actor. Biography Born to a father from Dordogne and a mother from Ardennes (department), Ardennes, Garreaud became an apprentice tiler at age fourteen. In 1968, he became an acco ...

as Pradier *

Richard Anconina Richard Anconina (; born 28 January 1953) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983, and for Best Actor in 1989. Filmography *1977 : ''Comment se faire réformer'' directed by Philippe Clair *1978 : ''Les Réfo ...

as Samatan *

Philippe Castelli Philippe Castelli (8 June 1926 – 16 April 2006) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1960 and 1992. Selected filmography * '' Les Bonnes Femmes'' (1960) - Le régisseur * '' Wise Guys'' (1961) - Le portier au verniss ...

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 1980s crime thriller films French crime thriller films Films about murder Alain Delon 1980s French films {{crime-thriller-film-stub