The Syringe (1984)
L'Arbalète
Good dope is becoming rare in the North of Paris. Drugstores are being raided by junkies and gangs are nervous, fighting each others: the 'Viets', the 'Blackies', the 'Arabs', the neo-nazis 'Justiciers' and some mean gays. Vincent (Daniel Auteuil) is the good cop coming from Marseilles where he was a gangster. He's a soft method guy but also kicks assses hard and throw lethal dialog lines when needed. With the precious help of 'l'Arbalète'* (Marisa Berenson**), a tox' prostitute ex-member of Vincent's former gang, he will try to put order in that mess. There's also a violent and racist cop (Marcel Bozzuffi), Algeria veteran with hard methods, whose role could be more than to protect and to serve.
- Date of release
- 1984-11-14
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Action
- Director
- Sergio Gobbi
Casting
- Daniel Auteuil — Inspecteur Vincent
- Marisa Berenson — L'Arbalète'
- Marcel Bozzuffi — Falco
- Daniel Ubaud — Le chef des 'Viets'
- Michel Beaune — Rigault
- Guy Di Rigo — Silva
- Mohamed Ben Smail — Le chef des Arabes
- Alex Descas — Le chef des 'Blackies'
- Joseph Momo
- Didier Sauvegrain — Le chef des 'Justiciers'
- Isabelle Mergault
- Isaach de Bankolé
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