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La Balance

Play trailer Poster for La Balance R,  1982,  1h 44m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 4 Reviews Tomatometer 67% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
The Paris police are desperate to bust drug kingpin Roger Massina (Maurice Ronet). To do it, they want pimp Dede Laffont (Philippe Léotard) to serve as their inside man. Dede refuses: Informants never live very long. But Detective Palouzi (Richard Berry) isn't taking no for an answer. Sure enough, the police put pressure on Nicole Danet (Nathalie Baye), the prostitute who's also Dede's girlfriend, forcing him to make a decision that could rob him of everything.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post Apr 30, 2018
Unfolds with fairly dependable tension and excitement, but the lurid milieu and characters never concentrate our attention. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3.5/4
La Balance sees this Parisian underworld as clearly as any movie I can remember. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Aug 10, 2007
4/5
Natalie Baye is at her best in this cool French policier. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 5, 2005
2/5
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Theodore W May 7, 2018 Cops & robbers in Paris with intriguing characters & nice little touches the burned-out critics ignore of just plain fail to see. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Bob Swaim

Director

Nathalie Baye

Nicole Danet

Philippe Léotard

Dédé Laffont

Richard Berry

Mathias Palouzi

Christophe Malavoy

Tintin

Jean-Paul Connart

Le Belge

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La Balance

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Movie Info

Synopsis The Paris police are desperate to bust drug kingpin Roger Massina (Maurice Ronet). To do it, they want pimp Dede Laffont (Philippe Léotard) to serve as their inside man. Dede refuses: Informants never live very long. But Detective Palouzi (Richard Berry) isn't taking no for an answer. Sure enough, the police put pressure on Nicole Danet (Nathalie Baye), the prostitute who's also Dede's girlfriend, forcing him to make a decision that could rob him of everything.
Director
Bob Swaim
Producer
Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine
Screenwriter
Bob Swaim
Production Co
Films A2, Les Films Ariane
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 10, 2005
Runtime
1h 44m
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