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Léon: The Professional is a french film of genre Drama directed by Luc Besson released in USA on 18 november 1994 with Jean Reno
Léon: The Professional (1994)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 november 1994
Length 1h50
Directed by Luc Besson
OriginFrance
Themes Assassinat, Films about children, Films about families, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, L'enfance marginalisée, Buddy films, Gangster films
Rating83%
Léon: The Professional (French: Léon; also known as The Professional) is a 1994 English-language French crime thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and features the motion picture debut of Natalie Portman. In the film Leon (Reno), a professional hitman, reluctantly takes in 12-year-old girl Mathilda (Portman), after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent Norman Stansfield (Oldman). Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the hitman's trade.
Léon: The Professional was a commercial success, grossing over $45 million worldwide on a $16 million budget.
Synopsis
Leone "Léon" Montana (Jean Reno) is a hitman (or "cleaner", as he refers to himself) living a solitary life in New York City's Little Italy. His work comes from a mafioso named Tony (Danny Aiello). Léon spends his idle time engaging in calisthenics, nurturing a houseplant, and watching old films.Actors
Jean Reno
(Léon Montana)
Gary Oldman
(Norman Stansfield)
Natalie Portman
(Mathilda Lando)
Danny Aiello
(Tony)
Peter Appel
(Malky)
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