The Professional Poster

The Professional

Never leave vengeance to amateurs.

Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Robert Hossein, Elisabeth Margoni, Jean-Louis Richard, Jean Desailly

Writer: Michel Audiard, Patrick Alexander, Georges Lautner, Jacques Audiard

Release Date:
October 21, 1981
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
Director:
Georges Lautner
Companies:
Cerito Films

Overview

French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.