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The Professional (1981 film)

The Professional (original title: Le Professionnel [lə pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl]) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on the 1976 novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander.

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Based on
Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal 1976 novel by Patrick Alexander
Box office
$63.4 million
Budget
$3.5 million
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Country
France
Directed by
Georges Lautner

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The Professional (1981 film)

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The Professional (1981 film)

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Screenplay by · 3
The Professional (1981 film) → Georges Lautner, Jacques Audiard, Michel Audiard
Based on · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal 1976 novel by Patrick Alexander
Box office · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → $63.4 million
Budget · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → $3.5 million
Cinematography · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → Henri Decaë
Country · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → France
Directed by · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → Georges Lautner
Distributed by · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → Gaumont Distribution
Edited by · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → Michelle David
Language · 1
The Professional (1981 film) → French

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film belmondo beaumont le lautner france n'jala audiard french georges death joss rosen shot professionnel title 1981 screenplay michel professional

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The Professional (1981 film)Based onDeath of a Thin-Skinned Animal 1976 novel by Patrick Alexander1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Box office$63.4 million1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Budget$3.5 million1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)CinematographyHenri Decaë1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)CountryFrance1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Directed byGeorges Lautner1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Distributed byGaumont Distribution1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Edited byMichelle David1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)LanguageFrench1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Music byEnnio Morricone1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Produced byAlain Belmondo1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Production companyLes Films Ariane1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Release date21 October 1981 (1981-10-21)1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Running time109 minutes1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Screenplay byMichel Audiard1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Screenplay byGeorges Lautner1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)Screenplay byJacques Audiard1.00infobox
The Professional (1981 film)StarringJean-Paul Belmondo1.00infobox

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