The Target (1997)
A young French sailor falls in love with a Russian tourist during a passion-filled three-day furlough, but is whisked away for a months worth of submarine duty before he can learn her last name and Moscow address. When he is finally freed again, he embarks upon a search for his lost love. Unfortunately, while his aim is true, his timing is off. His first stop is the broadcast headquarters of a major television network. He arrives shortly before the place blasted apart by a bomb. Later, he goes to the apartment of a noted talk-show host in hopes of receiving air-time during which he will plead for information concerning his lost love. But things don't come out as planned for somehow, the sailor ends up considered the prime suspect in the bombing while the real-life terrorist and his cohort, who happen to be in the same apartment building in hopes of knocking off a crooked judge.
Director: Pierre Courrège
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Daniel Russo as Jean-Pierre Bellac |
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Sagamore Stévenin as Chris |
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Anémone as Clara |
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Hippolyte Girardot as Stan |
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Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Le Préfet |
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Tchee as Zlotz |
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Vanessa Guedj as Valérie |
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Jordi Mollà as Luigi |
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Bernard Rosselli as Roland |
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Sonia Dubois as La présentatrice |
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Richard Bonnot as le second chauffeur du commando |
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Laurent Baffie as Le rédacteur TV |
| Directing | Pierre Courrège | Director |
| Editing | Nicole Saunier | Editor |
| Camera | Yves Dahan | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Cardon | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Coutin | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Richard Shorr | Sound Designer |
| Production | Max Morel | Casting |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Hurier | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christian Gaubert | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Laurent Thiry | Producer |
| Writing | Bernard Rosselli | Writer |
| Writing | Pierre Courrège | Writer |
| Writing | Pauline Daumale | Writer |
| Production | Nora Habib | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Françoise Quilichini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Roger Di Ponio | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madeline Fontaine | Costume Design |
| Art | Nicolas Prier | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Crassac | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Christophe Bourreau | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Vayssieres | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dominique Hennequin | Sound Mixer |