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Léon: The Professional

- If you want the job done right, hire a professional.

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Release Date : 1994-09-14

Language :EnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : GaumontLes Films du Dauphin

Production Country : France

Alternative Titles : The ProfessionalLéon：The ProfessionalLeon

Cast

Character Name : Léon Montana

Original Name : Jean Reno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mathilda Lando

Original Name : Natalie Portman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Norman Stansfield

Original Name : Gary Oldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Danny Aiello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malky

Original Name : Peter Appel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mathilda's Father

Original Name : Michael Badalucco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mathilda's Mother

Original Name : Ellen Greene

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mathilda's Sister

Original Name : Elizabeth Regen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mathilda's Brother

Original Name : Carl J. Matusovich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodyguard Chief

Original Name : Eric Challier

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Stansfield Man

Original Name : Willi One Blood

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Stansfield man

Original Name : Don Creech

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3rd Stansfield man (Benny)

Original Name : Keith A. Glascoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stansfield man

Original Name : Jernard Burks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stansfield man

Original Name : Matt De Matt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fatman

Original Name : Frank Senger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon's Taxi driver

Original Name : Stuart Rudin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tonto

Original Name : Lucius Wyatt Cherokee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blond Babe

Original Name : Maïwenn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mickey

Original Name : Luc Bernard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stairway Swat

Original Name : Joseph Malerba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manolo

Original Name : Adam Busch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Lady

Original Name : Jessie Keosian

Gender : Female

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : George Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ball Kid

Original Name : Alex Dezen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Kid

Original Name : Michael Mundra

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Policeman

Original Name : Kent Broadhurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Policeman

Original Name : Tommy Hollis

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Security man

Original Name : Peter Linari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orphanage Headmistress

Original Name : Betty Miller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Swat Hostage

Original Name : Arsène Jiroyan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat Chief

Original Name : Geoffrey Bateman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Peter Vizard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Important Jogger

Original Name : David W. Butler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Client #1

Original Name : Robert LaSardo

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3rd Security Guard

Original Name : Steve Gonnelo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Rapper

Original Name : William James Stiggers Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : DEA Security Guard

Original Name : Sonny Zito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Randy Pearlstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Jeff McBride

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newspaperman

Original Name : Fred Fischer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Crystal Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinatown Boss' sidekick

Original Name : Cary Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony's Barber

Original Name : Mario Todisco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 1

Original Name : Samy Naceri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 2

Original Name : Christophe Gautier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 3

Original Name : Junior Almeida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 4

Original Name : David Gregg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 5

Original Name : Michel Montanary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 6

Original Name : Hervé Husson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 7

Original Name : Didier Legros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 8

Original Name : Marc Andréoni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swat 9

Original Name : Gilles Kleber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean-Hugues Anglade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy, SWAT Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Wehrhahn

Gender : Male

Reviews

rozmiarek

@rozmiarek

2021-12-03

HOW TO MAKE A FEMALE ASSASSIN. TRAUMA, TRAINING THEN GET HER EXTRA ANGRY. NATILIE PORTMANS FIRST ASSASSIN ROLE AND HOPEFULLY NOT HER LAST. WE NEED A PART 2 TO THIS MOVIE.

Niemand

@Niemand

2023-08-21

This films stars a 12-year old Natalie Portman as Mathilda, a girl living with her abusive stepfather, a step-sister, mother, and four-year old brother. She doesn’t care for any of these people except her brother. One day, she returns home from getting the groceries to find corrupt DEA agents have killed her entire family. Key amongst those agents is Stansfield, played by Gary Oldman. Seeking refuge in the flat of a neighbour she had befriended earlier, Léon (Jean Reno), she learns that he is a hitman. She makes a deal with him: she will look after the flat by doing the domestic chores if he will teach her how to get revenge on the men who killed her brother. Strange though the synopsis may be, the relationship between Léon and Mathilda is kept innocent, and the scenes between the two are believable. Mathilda’s sexual awareness is at a nascent stage and her exposure to the sordid side of life with her recently deceased family (her step-father worked for drug-dealers) means she is perhaps not as innocent as most 12-year old girls; however, Léon is unwilling to take advantage of the situation. This means the story can focus on the platonic relationship between the two, the bond that develops between them, and how each affects the other’s life. Although it may seem a little far-fetched that a young girl would accompany a hitman during his work, Léon ensures that her assistance is required only on fairly routine hits that follow a well-defined pattern. For the more complex hits he leaves her behind. There is a thread of humour running through the film, but you must bear in mind the film is framed in the world of corruption and greed and all is not sweet and light, and graphic violence is depicted. Jean Reno is wonderful as the extremely good but placid hitman, whose whole outlook on life is changed by the young Mathilda, played wonderfully by Natalie Portman in her first film. I’ve not read it, but I understand that Eppie has a similar effect on Silas Marner, as described in the book of the same name. I found Gary Oldman’s performance histrionic, the only let-down in the film, albeit not something that spoilt the film as a whole. Recommended.