LEON

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THE PROFESSIONAL
( LEON )
"I like these calm little moments before the storm..."

MOVIE POSTER [32ko]

Please note that very few parts are in English. Main parts are in French. To find everywhere those in english, just do a research with the keyword [ENGLISH]. New parts in English:
-my personal comments
-the FAQ
-the music
-open letter
-leon long version (2 documents)

Please note also that all translations (if otherwise not stated) were made by us, and that we welcome all critics and help to offer a better English translation !

The Professional's original name is LEON.
Then, from now on, we will always refer this movie by its true name : LEON.

About the movie LEON, we offer you :

[French] Few excerpts of the book "Aventure et découverte d'un film : L'histoire de LEON" (Adventure and discover a movie : The story of LEON) written by the people responsible of LEON, Luc Besson, the technicians, and the actors. You can find in it, their own comments, with the foreign distribution, and the results of the exploitation in the world [18Ko]
[French] The LEON Adventure followed in the French press
Some photographies
[ENGLISH] LEON : the music [12Ko]
[French] LEON credits [19Ko]
[ENGLISH] FAQ about LEON [21Ko]
[French] The numbers : numbers of tickets sold in France the first day, the first week, etc... and the controversy with the CNC (The French Cinematographical National Center) and the CESARS (the French Oscars)
[ENGLISH] Open letter to everyone that thinks this movie is violent
[French] In France (and only in France and Japan I think), the 26th june 1996, you've been able to see the complete version
[ENGLISH] Some personnal comments by Patrick Mevzek [19Ko]
[French] Some personnal comments by Cédric Gérot
Internet talks about LEON : some links about LEON
The Gaumont's site

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"It's like a piece of my life and it's here, for life" (Jean Réno)

This Web Page was made by Cédric Gérot and Patrick Mevzek
( URL of this page = http://www.geocities.com/Paris/4206/leon/english/leon_us.htm )