The Professional
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Luc Besson
Jean Reno
Gary Oldman
Natalie Portman
Danny Aiello
Peter Appel
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent and his thugs murder 12-year-old Mathilda's family in a drug deal gone awry. Orphaned by the massacre, Mathilda is forced to take shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, Leon, whom she knows only slightly. He's a loner and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional hitman. He's never had reason to care about anybody and she has no one else to turn to. Together, they form a makeshift father and daughter bond that will forever change both their lives.
Director
Luc Besson
Cast
Jean Reno
Gary Oldman
Natalie Portman
Danny Aiello
Peter Appel
Michael Badalucco
Ellen Greene
Elizabeth Regen
Carl J Matusovich
Randolph Scott
Keith A Glascoe
Frank Senger
Lucius Wyatt
Luc Bernard
Jessie Keosian
Abdul Hassan Sharif
George Martin
Natalie Herschlag
Crew
Nick Allder
Thierry Arbogast
Frantoise Benoet-fresco
Claude Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Carolyn Cartwright
Pascal Chaumeil
Nathalie Chéron
Gerard Drolon
Pierre Excoffier
François Groult
Magali Guidasci
Shell Hecht
Gerard Lamps
Sylvie Landra
Carol Nast
+ric Serra
Bruno Tarriere
Todd Thaler
Dan Weil
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for seven 1994 Cesar Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Nominated for the 1994 Golden Reel Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors in the foreign film category.
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States Fall November 18, 1994
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States on Video May 16, 1995
Re-released in United States April 11, 2013
Shown at Cancun International Film Festival (in competition) November 27 - December 3, 1994.
Shown at London Film Festival (closing night) November 3-20, 1994.
Re-released in France (director's cut) June 26, 1996.
Began shooting June 1, 1993.
Completed shooting October 7, 1993.
Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Cancun International Film Festival (in competition) November 27 - December 3, 1994.)
Re-released in United States April 11, 2013
Released in United States on Video May 16, 1995
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at London Film Festival (closing night) November 3-20, 1994.)
Les Films du Dauphin is Luc Besson's production company.
Released in United States Fall November 18, 1994
