Movie
The Second Wind
Overview
Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor...
Details
- Release date
- 2007-10-24
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Canal+, TF1 Films Production
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil as Gustave Minda, dit 'Gu'
- Monica Bellucci as Manouche
- Michel Blanc as le commissaire Blot
- Jacques Dutronc as Orloff
- Éric Cantona as Alban
- Gilbert Melki as Jo Ricci
- Daniel Duval as Venture Ricci
- Nicolas Duvauchelle as Antoine
- Philippe Nahon as Inspecteur Fardiano
- Jacques Bonnaffé as Pascal
- Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Théo
- Jean-Claude Dauphin as Jacques
Crew
- Alain Corneau - Director
- Alain Corneau - Screenplay
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