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John Hartigan

John Hartigan
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Detective John Hartigan is a major protagonist in the Sin City series of graphic novels, written by Frank Miller. He is the central character in That Yellow Bastard, and has a small cameo in Just Another Saturday Night. Miller has announced he will be the main character of another story, set before That Yellow Bastard.

Biography

John Hartigan est un des rares policiers honnêtes de Sin City. Alors qu'il approche de sa retraite et qu'il souffre d'angines de poitrine, John s'est promis de secourir avant tout Nancy Callahan, une gamine de onze ans prisonnière de Roark Junior, un pédophile fils de sénateur. Il castre Roark Junior et sauve l'enfant, mais le père sénateur du violeur, pour protéger son fils, fait accuser Hartigan du viol de la jeune fille et de la mutilation de son fils.

Celui-ci est condamné à huit ans de prison. Nancy avant qu'il soit enfermé, lui promet de lui écrire toutes les semaines sous le nom de Cordelia. Ce qu'elle fait jusqu'au jour où elle n'écrit plus pendant des mois.

Un homme jaune et puant (Yellow Bastard) donne une lettre à John contenant un doigt. Ce dernier pense alors que quelqu'un a retrouvé Nancy pour la tuer. Prêt à tout pour la retrouver il avoue les crimes dont il est accusé (qu'il n'a pourtant pas commis) et est libéré.

Une fois arrivé à un bar, il reconnaît Nancy, devenue strip-teaseuse, et l'homme puant derrière lui. L'homme puant était en fait le fils du sénateur Roark, rafistolé de partout. Celui-ci fait pendre Hartigan et le laisse pour mort tandis qu'il emmène Nancy. Hartigan, ayant réussi à se libérer, va au secours de Nancy à la ferme de la famille Roark et tue sauvagement le fils du sénateur. Après un moment de réflexion il décide de se suicider pour protéger Nancy du sénateur Roark.

Best films

Sin City (2005)

Played by the actor

Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
(2 films)
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Filmography of John Hartigan (2 films)

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, 1h42
Directed by Robert Rodríguez, Frank Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about suicide, Films about domestic violence, Superhero films, Gangster films
Actors Jamie Chung, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Powers Boothe, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson
Rating64% 3.2487053.2487053.2487053.2487053.248705
Marv (Mickey Rourke) regains consciousness on a highway overlooking the Projects, surrounded by several dead young men and a crashed police car, and with no memory of how he got there. He retraces his steps, recalling that since it's Saturday, he watched Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba) dance at Kadie's Saloon. Stepping outside, he encounters four rich frat boys burning a homeless man alive. When Marv intervenes, the leader of the frat boys shoots him in the arm, calling him "Bernini Boy," which Marv mishears as "Bernie." They flee; Marv follows, stealing a Police car on the way, which he crashes into their car, leading to his blackout and memory loss. He follows the two surviving frat boys into The Projects, the neighborhood where he grew up. With the assistance of the deadly residents lurking in the shadows, he dispatches the frat boys. He questions the leader about being called "Bernini Boy" and learns that it is the brand of coat he is wearing. After slitting the boy's throat, he considers his coat and realizes he can't remember how he acquired it.
Sin City
Sin City (2005)
, 2h4
Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodríguez, Frank Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about pedophilia, Superhero films, Serial killer films, Gangster films, Striptease
Actors Jessica Alba, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Benicio del Toro, Jaime King, Nick Stahl
Rating79% 3.9972453.9972453.9972453.9972453.997245
The Salesman steps out of the elevator and walks onto a penthouse balcony where The Customer, wearing a beautiful red dress, looks out over Basin City. He offers her a cigarette and says that she looks like someone who is tired of running and that he will save her. She smiles to him, the two share a kiss and he shoots her; she dies in his arms. He says he will never know what she was running from but that he’ll cash her check in the morning.