The Corsican File

Oct 6, 2004

1h 32m

★ 5.9

Overview

Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the seemingly simple task of locating the missing Leoni, gifted gumshoe Palmer accepts the job under the assumption that it will be the easiest money of his professional career. But this superstar sleuth is about to find out just how mistaken he was...

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Gaumont

Ouille Productions

Légende Films

The Corsican File Trailers

Cast

Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer

Christian Clavier

Ange Léoni

Jean Reno

Léa Léoni

Caterina Murino

Maître Dargent

Didier Flamand

Matéo

Pierre Salasca

Figoli, aka "le piaf"

Éric Fraticelli

De Vlaminck

Alain Maratrat

Balducci

François Orsoni

Grappa

Nathanaël Maïni

Captain of the gendarmerie

Albert Dray

Doumé

Daniel Delorme

Borgnoli

Guy Cimino

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