Assassin(s)

Apr 30, 1997

2h 8m

★ 6.2

Overview

Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Les Productions Lazennec

Le Studio Canal+

La Sept Cinéma

TF1 Films Production

Kasso Productions

Assassin(s) Trailers

Cast

Mr. Wagner

Michel Serrault

Max

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mehdi

Mehdi Benoufa

Mr. Vidal

Robert Gendreu

Max's Mother

Danièle Lebrun

Inspector

François Levantal

Watchman

Karim Belkhadra

Wood (victim)

Roland Marchisio

Nurse

Félicité Wouassi

Frère de Mehdi

Nicolas Boukhrief

Journalist

Donat Vidal-Revel

Luxury car (victim)

Philippe Neunreuther

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