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The Specialists (1985)

Original title: Les Spécialistes

1985-03-13 · 1h 34m · FR
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While being transferred to another prison, two convicts - Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon - effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the Verdon Gorge before arriving at an isolated farmhouse whose owner, Laura, offers them sanctuary. Since the death of her husband, Laura has longed to get her own back on the police and she agrees to help Carella and Brandon in their scheme to rob a casino in Nice. After a shoot out with the casino’s owners, Carella realises that not everything is what it seems. Brandon is not what he appears...

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Bernard GiraudeauBernard GiraudeauPaul BrandonGérard LanvinGérard LanvinStéphane CarellaChristiane JeanChristiane JeanLauraMaurice BarrierMaurice BarrierKovacsBertie CortezBertie CortezMazettiDaniel JégouDaniel JégouCasino directorJacques NolotJacques NolotLe gendarme chez LauraPatrick MassieuPatrick MassieuJesse Joe WalshJesse Joe WalshPhilippe LehembrePhilippe LehembreSalvatore IngogliaSalvatore IngogliaBernard HervéBernard Hervé

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EscapeJail guardAlps mountainsSouthern france

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Genre affinityCrime · AdventureTheme affinityEscape · Jail Guard · Alps MountainsDirector preference249517Actor preference137 · 268524 · 270282Country preferenceFrDecade preference1980

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What is The Specialists about?

While being transferred to another prison, two convicts - Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon - effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the Verdon Gorge before arriving at an isolated farmhouse whose owner, Laura, offers them sanctuary. Since the death of her husband, Laura has longed to get her own back on the police and she agrees to help Carella and Brandon in their scheme to rob a casino in Nice. After a shoot out with the casino’s owners, Carella realises that not everything is what it seems. Brandon is not what he appears...

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The Specialists has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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