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36th Precinct

36th Precinct

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36th Precinct

"A FILM BY OLIVIER MARCHAL."

2004

1h 51m

6.9(648 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.

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Production Companies

Gaumont

CinéCinéma

Canal+

TF1 Films Production

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Leo Vrinks

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Denis Klein

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Robert Mancini

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Hugo Silien

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Camille Vrinks

Daniel Duval

Daniel Duval

Eddy Valence

Francis Renaud

Francis Renaud

Titi Brasseur

Catherine Marchal

Catherine Marchal

Eve Verhagen

Guy Lecluyse

Guy Lecluyse

Groluc

Alain Figlarz

Alain Figlarz

Francis Horn

Creative team

Directed by: Olivier Marchal
Written by: Olivier Marchal
Franck Mancuso
Produced by: Franck Chorot
Cyril Colbeau-Justin

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