Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
L'instinct de mort (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 53min
- Action, Biography
- 22 Oct 2008 (Belgium)
- Movie
The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life before the early 1970s and the events that led to him being declared Public Enemy No. 1 in France.
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Awards:
- 8 wins & 15 nominations.
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Cast
| Vincent Cassel | ... |
Jacques Mesrine
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| Cécile de France | ... |
Jeanne Schneider
(as Cécile De France)
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Guido
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| Gilles Lellouche | ... |
Paul
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| Roy Dupuis | ... |
Jean-Paul Mercier
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| Elena Anaya | ... |
Sofia
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| Florence Thomassin | ... |
Sarah
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| Michel Duchaussoy | ... |
Pierre André Mesrine - le père de Jacques Mesrine
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| Myriam Boyer | ... |
La mère de Jacques Mesrine
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Abdelhafid Metalsi | ... |
Ahmed - le proxénète
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| Gilbert Sicotte | ... |
Le milliardaire
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| Deano Clavet | ... |
Roger André
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| Ludivine Sagnier | ... |
Sylvie Jeanjacquot
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| Mustapha Abourachid | ... |
Le harki
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Sofiane Benrazzak | ... |
Le Fellagah #1
(as Sophiane Benrezzak)
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Farid Fedjer | ... |
Le Fellagah #2
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Gilles Geisweiller | ... |
L'officier français
(as Gil Geisweiller)
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| Leïla Bekhti | ... |
La fille du Fellagah
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Dorothée Brière | ... |
Suzon
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Michelle Brûlé | ... |
La propriétaire cambriolage
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Yves Marc Gilbert | ... |
Le propriétaire cambriolage
(as Yves-Marc Gilbert)
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Maria Ibars Valverde | ... |
La jeune fille brune du dancing
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Mercè Llorens | ... |
La jeune fille blonde du dancing
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Sabri Lahmer | ... |
Gégé
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| Manuela Gourary | ... |
Mado
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| Affif Ben Badra | ... |
Le client énervé
(as Ben Badra)
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| Frankie Pain | ... |
Lulu
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Emmanuelle Carlier | ... |
La sage-femme
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François Hauteserre | ... |
Le complice du Neubourg
(as François Hautesserre)
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| Jean-Claude Leguay | ... |
Tabacoff
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Louison Blivet | ... |
Sabrina à 5 ans
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Guilhem Pellegrin | ... |
Le notaire
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Caroline Ferrus | ... |
Maggy
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Arnaud Henriet | ... |
Le portier du cercle de jeux
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Angelo Aybar | ... |
Le patron du cercle de jeux
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| Jeff Boudreault | ... |
L'officier de l'immigration
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Benoît Théberge | ... |
Le valet du milliardaire
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Sylvain Savard | ... |
Le jardinier du milliardaire
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Dominique Loiseau | ... |
Le tueur
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William Anderson Jr. | ... |
Le policier de l'Arizona
(as Bill Anderson)
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Christian Bordeleau | ... |
Le journaliste de l'aéroport
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| Christine Bellier | ... |
Le Journaliste de l'Aéroport
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Benoît Lavoisier | ... |
Le journaliste de l'aéroport
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| Guy Thauvette | ... |
Le directeur de l'USC
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| Jean-Loup Yale | ... |
Thibaut Mailloche
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| Christine Beaulieu | ... |
Lizon
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| Luc-Martial Dagenais | ... |
Le directeur de banque
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| Danielle Lepine | ... |
L'avocate
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| Monique Gosselin | ... |
La gardienne de prison
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| Laurent Imbault | ... |
Garde forestier
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Paul Stewart | ... |
Garde forestier
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Emmanuelle Fossat |
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| Olivier Gourmet | ... |
Le commissaire Broussard
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Tanya Major | ... |
Belle fille
(as Tanya Katchouni)
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Daniel Soza | ... |
Man at the Metro Station
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Kevin Cormier | ... |
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
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Anthony Delloye | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Tomas Johansson | ... |
AZ State Trooper (uncredited)
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Mike Pastore | ... |
AZ State Trooper (uncredited)
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| Alexandre Picot | ... |
Garde du corps (uncredited)
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Jean-Pierre Pivolot | ... |
Le gardien qui range la pince coupante (uncredited)
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Pascal Roubinet | ... |
Un homme devant le cabaret (uncredited)
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Eddy Saccomani | ... |
(uncredited)
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Clément Sageste | ... |
Proche (uncredited)
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Tom Sponberg | ... |
AZ State Trooper (uncredited)
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James Stickel | ... |
AZ State Trooper (uncredited)
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Angelo Vettese | ... |
Police officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean-François Richet | ||
Written by
| Jacques Mesrine | ... | (book "L'instinct de mort") |
| Abdel Raouf Dafri | ... | (scenario) |
| Abdel Raouf Dafri | ... | (adaptation and dialogue) and |
| Jean-François Richet | ... | (adaptation and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Max Adler | ... | executive producer |
| Manon Baudoin | ... | assistant producer |
| Maya Carillon | ... | assistant producer |
| Daniel Delume | ... | executive producer |
| James Ashley-Turner Hall | ... | associate producer |
| Serge Hayat | ... | co-producer |
| Thomas Langmann | ... | producer |
| Emmanuel Montamat | ... | associate producer |
| Ruben Samuel Sachs | ... | executive producer |
| Olivier Sonnier | ... | executive producer |
| Fouede Zabaiou | ... | producer |
Music by
| Marco Beltrami | ... | (original music by) |
| Marcus Trumpp | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Gantz | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Stéphane Garnier | ... | behind the scenes editor |
| Hervé Schneid | ||
Editorial Department
| Anne-Sophie Bion | ... | first assistant editor |
| Sophie Chatin | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Jimmy Christophe | ... | color timer |
| Thibaut Damade | ... | assistant editor |
| Charlotte Lamy Le Loet | ... | assistant color timer |
| Fabien Pascal | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Antoinette Boulat | ||
| Patrice Farner | ||
Production Design by
| Emile Ghigo | ||
Art Direction by
| Claire Amoureux | ||
Set Decoration by
| Philippe Cord'homme | ... | (set decoration) |
Costume Design by
| Virginie Montel | ||
Makeup Department
| Avril Carpentier | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Catherine Duplan | ... | key hair stylist |
| Turid Follvik | ... | make up: Gérard Depardieu |
| Karine Foret | ... | hair stylist |
| Sandrine Gonzales | ... | makeup artist |
| Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen | ... | key makeup artist |
| Patricia Planche | ... | makeup artist additional |
| Melanie Queyrel Carreno | ... | makeup artist |
| Alice Robert | ... | makeup artist |
| Jean-Christophe Roger | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Adrien Adriaco | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Pierre-Olivier Daudens | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Thibaud Garron | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Olivier Gravenhorst | ... | post production manager |
| Varujan Gumusel | ... | post-production manager |
| Frank Mettre | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Charles Miambanzila | ... | assistant unit manager trainee |
| David Moerman | ... | unit manager |
| Vincent Piant | ... | assistant unit manager |
| François Pulliat | ... | unit manager |
| Laurent Sivot | ... | production manager |
| Baptiste Souyri | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Gregory Valmir | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sophie Berger Forestier | ... | second assistant director |
| Ludovic Bernard | ... | first assistant director |
| Delphine Corrard | ... | second assistant director |
| Lili-Anne Crevier | ... | third assistant director |
| Marine Francen | ... | second assistant director (as Marine Franssen) |
| Élodie Gay | ... | second second assistant director (as Elodie Gay) |
| Stéphane Malhuret | ... | additional first assistant director |
| Julie-Anne Simon | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Claire Amoureux | ... | first assistant art director (as Claire Amoureux-Nicole) |
| Marianne Arsa | ... | first assistant art director |
| Christophe Ballu | ... | constructor |
| Lilith Bekmezian | ... | assistant art director |
| Amandine Blanc | ... | second assistant art director |
| Fabrice Bouchelet | ... | assistant property master |
| Dominique Brunel | ... | property master |
| Anne Cadiou | ... | assistant art director |
| Alexandre Chauvet | ... | art department accountant |
| Arnaud Chauvin | ... | props |
| Philippe Cord'homme | ... | set dresser |
| Nicolas Doerler | ... | props |
| Gerard Drolon | ... | first assistant art director (2007) |
| Joseph Gagné | ... | assistant art director |
| Hugues Gaudreault | ... | swing |
| Tristan Girault | ... | property master |
| Paulo Gonçalves | ... | props |
| Sévérine Guilbaud | ... | props |
| Jean-Manuel Martinez | ... | plasterer |
| Cédric Maserati | ... | swing gang |
| Martine Mongrain | ... | art department coordinator |
| Jean-Baptiste Rodet | ... | prop buyer |
| Maurice Roy | ... | graphic artist |
| Patricia Ruelle | ... | assistant art director |
| Bernadette Saint Loubert | ... | set dresser |
| Asuka Sugiyama | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Alexandre Andrillon | ... | boom operator |
| Yohann Angelvy | ... | adr foley editor |
| Mélanie Blouin | ... | foley editor |
| Hervé Buirette | ... | foley recordist: sound mixer / re-recording mixer |
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Edouard d'Heucqueville | ... | sound mix technician |
| Jon Goc | ... | sound editor (as Jonathan Goc) |
| Carl Goetgheluck | ... | re-recording mixer |
| François Groult | ... | sound mixer |
| Gérard Hardy | ... | sound editor |
| Sébastien Jeannot | ... | sound editor |
| Jean-Christophe Julé | ... | foley recordist |
| Jean Minondo | ... | sound |
| Loïc Prian | ... | sound editor |
| Franck Tassel | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Alexandre Widmer | ... | supervising sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Carmelle Beaudoin | ... | special effects technician |
| Georges Demétrau | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Max Garnier | ... | special effects technician |
| Jacques Godbout | ... | special effects |
| François Philippi | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Charles-Axel Vollard | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Jerome Auliac | ... | digital compositor |
| Anaïs Bertrand | ... | visual effects coordinator (as Anais Bertrand) |
| Jerome Billet | ... | digital matte painter |
| Emilien Breuillier | ... | visual effects |
| Alain Carsoux | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Anthony Charbonnier | ... | digital compositor |
| Florian Chauvet | ... | visual effects producer assistant |
| Jean-Nicolas Costa | ... | digital compositor |
| Nicolas Daniel | ... | data manager |
| Natalène Darfeuille | ... | visual effects production assistant |
| Séverine De Wever | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Christophe Dehaene | ... | digital compositor |
| Stephane Dittoo | ... | digital compositor |
| Vincent Frei | ... | digital compositor |
| David Gourmaud | ... | visual effects editor |
| Aurélien Grand | ... | retouch and restoration |
| Jeremy Guetta | ... | scanner operator |
| Guillaume Le Gouez | ... | digital compositor |
| Jeremie Leroux | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Stephane Lesmond | ... | visual effects video assist |
| Selim Mondzie | ... | visual effects artist |
| Fredrik Monteil | ... | digital compositor |
| Kevin Pacini | ... | visual effects editor |
| Joel Pinto | ... | digital compositor |
| Elisa Pretta | ... | digital compositor |
| Olivier Puechberty | ... | matte painter |
| Siddharthan Raman | ... | roto/prep artist |
| Christian Simon | ... | digital compositor |
| Jeremy Séguin | ... | digital compositor |
| Georges Tornero | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Delphine Volny | ... | visual effects assistant |
Stunts
| Francis Bataille | ... | stunt driver |
| Christian Bergner | ... | stunts |
| Vincent Bersoulle | ... | stunts |
| Michel Bouis | ... | stunts |
| Vincent Chatelain | ... | stunts |
| Gilles Conseil | ... | stunts |
| Cyrille Dufaut | ... | stunt driver |
| David Forax | ... | stunts |
| Philippe Guégan | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Christian Hening | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Francois Lachapelle | ... | stunt rigger |
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | ... | stunts |
| Sébastien Lagniez | ... | stunt driver |
| Christophe Marsaud | ... | stunts |
| Franck Merenda | ... | stunts (as Francesco Merenda) |
| Laurent Mulot | ... | stunt driver |
| Patrick Médioni | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Julien Piguet | ... | stunt driver |
| Alexandre Rambure | ... | stunt driver |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jean-Paul Ropars | ... | stunt driver |
| Thierry Saelens | ... | stunts |
| Sébastien Seveau | ... | stunt driver |
| Sebastien Vandenberghe | ... | stunts |
| José Gómez Rebolo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stéphane Afchain | ... | grip |
| Katherine Allard | ... | camera trainee |
| Roger Arpajou | ... | still photographer |
| Olivier Bertrand | ... | additional focus puller: |
| Jimmy Bourcier | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Faith Brewer | ... | assistant camera |
| Eric Catelan | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Gaspard Cresp | ... | film loader |
| Mario d'Orio | ... | grip |
| Marie-Sophie Daniel | ... | second assistant camera |
| Grégoire de Calignon | ... | second assistant camera |
| Emmanuel de Fleury | ... | first assistant camera |
| Benoit Dentan | ... | aerial operator |
| Jean-Pierre Deschamps | ... | key grip |
| Isabelle Duquesnoy | ... | trainee assistant camera |
| Gilles Floquet | ... | grip |
| David Foquin | ... | second assistant camera |
| Olivier Fortin | ... | focus puller |
| Julien Gallois | ... | additional gaffer |
| Pierric Gantelmi d'Ille | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Cédric Guerby | ... | electrician |
| Gayle Hilary | ... | assistant camera |
| Hans Krumenacker | ... | electrician |
| Kevin Laot | ... | video assist |
| Hervé Le Berrigaud | ... | additional grip |
| Nicolas Le Gal | ... | first assistant camera |
| Ludwig Manahan | ... | electrician: Quebec |
| Pierre Mazard | ... | focus puller A camera |
| Cedric Meyrand | ... | electrician |
| Sophie Moulin | ... | additional grip |
| Benoît Pain | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jérôme Pezzini | ... | electrician |
| Dominic Pigeon | ... | video assist operator: Montreal |
| Laurent Richet | ... | making-of |
| Pierre Rouger | ... | director of photography: additional |
| Eric Thurot | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Francois Tousignant | ... | second assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Laurent Couraud | ... | extras casting |
| Kasia Krynska | ... | casting assistant |
| Stephanie Patrick | ... | extras casting |
| Bruno Rosato | ... | extras casting |
| Debbie Santelli | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mohamed Al Naimi | ... | costumer: Canada |
| Gina G. Aller | ... | costumer |
| Elfie Carlier | ... | costumer |
| Céline Cimador | ... | costumer |
| Guy Cloutier | ... | key costumer: Canada |
| Luca Crepelle | ... | assistant costume designer: régisseur costume |
| Ariane Daurat | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Olivia Lahougue | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Janet Latimer | ... | set costumer |
| Valérie Le Hello | ... | wardrobe |
| Elen Pavlovic | ... | seamstress |
| Michèle Pezzin | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Marie-Josée Bernard | ... | assistant location manager |
| Suzanne De Carufel | ... | location manager |
| Fabienne Guicheneuy | ... | location scout |
| Nicolas Quéré | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Marco Beltrami | ... | executive music director |
| William Boston | ... | orchestrator |
| Nicolas Charron | ... | musician: doublebass |
| Tim Davies | ... | orchestrator |
| Benoît de Villeneuve | ... | music supervisor |
| Bastide Donny | ... | composer: additional music / music supervisor |
| Rossano Galante | ... | orchestrator |
| Esteban Golubicki | ... | musical director |
| John Kurlander | ... | music recording engineer / scoring mixer |
| Jérôme Lateur | ... | music supervisor and executive music producer |
| Dana Niu | ... | composer: additional music |
| Josh Sarles | ... | music engineer |
| Mehdi Sayah | ... | assistant music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Isabelle Querrioux | ... | script supervisor |
| Lisa-Nina Rives | ... | assistant script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Marc Arsenault | ... | driver |
| Wesley S. Bloom | ... | driver |
| Paul DeBlois | ... | driver: Roy Dupuis |
Additional Crew
| Dominique Bandet | ... | production secretary |
| Anthony Cauchy | ... | business affairs manager: M6 Films |
| Valérie d'Auteuil | ... | assistant to producer |
| Maximilien Dion | ... | set runner |
| Marie-Christine Février | ... | production accountant |
| David Giere | ... | medic: desert unit |
| Marc Leroyer | ... | weapons coordinator |
| Emilie Maggiar | ... | production accountant assistant |
| Gianni Manno | ... | titles and credits designer |
| Frederic Moreau | ... | production assistant |
| Delphine Prothais | ... | production secretary |
| Gregoire Thomas | ... | production intern |
| Kevin Van Der Meiren | ... | production legal |
Production Companies
- La Petite Reine
- Remstar Productions (co-production)
- Novo RPI (co-production)
- M6 Films (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- TPS Star (participation)
- 120 Films (participation)
- Région Haute-Normandie (support)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)
- Angoa-Agicoa (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Téléfilm Canada (support)
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (support)
- Uni Etoile 4 (in association with)
- Uni Étoile 5 (in association with)
- Banque Populaire Images 8 (in association with)
- Cinémage 2 (in association with)
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Forum Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Hexagon Pictures (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2008) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- MEED Films (2008) (theatrical) (Baltic States)
- Momentum Pictures (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Music Box Films (2010) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- New American Vision (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- Pathé (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Senator Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- California Filmes (2009) (Brazil)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia)
- Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Movie Bank (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Music Box Films
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Remstar Films (2008) (Canada)
- Top Film (2008) (Russia)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) (helicopter gyrostabilized camera system)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Cinecascade (vehicle stunts)
- Cinésyl (grip and lighting equipment)
- Montreal Casting (extras casting)
- Paris Symphonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Pictorvision (aerial camera system)
- Video Assist (24 fps video assist)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mesrine: Killer Instinct -- the first of two parts -- charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on. Mesrine was helped along the way by beautiful and equally reckless Jeanne Schneider (Cécile de France), a Bonnie to match his Clyde. Mesrine made up his own epic, between romanticism and cruelty, flamboyance and tragedy. Written by Music Box Films |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The filming of this and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008), which lasted nine straight months, was done in reverse chronological order so that Vincent Cassel could progressively lose the weight he gained in preparation of the role, as Cassel knew he couldn't gain weight while filming. See more » |
| Goofs | When Mesrine & Mercier are standing on a the roof of the building in Montreal, you can see cars/trucks/vans on the street, you can clearly tell they are modern vehicles and not ones from the '70s when this is supposed to take place. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Gangstars (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Whistlin' Joe See more » |