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Léon: The Professional
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
1994 · Directed by Luc Besson · 111 min · Crime · Drama · Action · 45 frames
Tagline
If you want the job done right, hire a professional.
Crew
- Screenplay: Luc Besson
- Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
- Edited by: Sylvie Landra
- Music: Éric Serra
- Production design: Dan Weil
- Produced by: Patrice Ledoux
Cast
- Jean Reno as Léon Montana
- Natalie Portman as Mathilda Lando
- Gary Oldman as Norman Stansfield
- Danny Aiello as Old Tony
- Peter Appel as Agent Malky
- Michael Badalucco as Mathilda's Father
- Ellen Greene as Mathilda's Mother
- Frank Senger as Fatman
- Elizabeth Regen as Mathilda's Sister
- Carl J. Matusovich as Mathilda's Brother
Production
- Country: France
- Language: English, French, Italian
- Studios: Gaumont, Les Films du Dauphin
- Budget: $16,000,000
- Box office: $20,330,788
- Themes: hotel room, new york city, immigrant, assassin, police brutality, corruption, s.w.a.t., hitman, loss of loved one, gangster
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