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The Professional

1981 film by Georges Lautner
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The Professional

Summary

The Professional is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Professional's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Professional's director is recorded as Georges Lautner[4].
  • The Professional's screenwriter is recorded as Georges Lautner[5].
  • The Professional's screenwriter is recorded as Jacques Audiard[6].
  • The Professional's screenwriter is recorded as Patrick Alexander[7].
  • The Professional's screenwriter is recorded as Michel Audiard[8].
  • The Professional's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone[9].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as spy film[11].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as thriller film[13].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as action film[14].
  • The Professional's genre is recorded as mystery film[15].
  • The Professional's logo image is recorded as Der profi 1981.svg[16].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Jean-Paul Belmondo[17].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Jean Desailly[18].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Robert Hossein[19].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu[20].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Cyrielle Clair[21].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Élisabeth Margoni[22].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Jean-Louis Richard[23].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Michel Beaune[24].
  • The Professional's cast member is recorded as Marie-Christine Descouard[25].
  • The Professional's producer is recorded as Jean-Paul Belmondo[26].
  • The Professional's producer is recorded as Georges Dancigers[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jean-Paul Belmondo[26], Georges Dancigers[27], and Alexandre Mnouchkine[28]. The Professional's director is recorded as Georges Lautner[4]. Screenwriters include Georges Lautner[5], Jacques Audiard[6], Patrick Alexander[7], and Michel Audiard[8]. Cast members include Jean-Paul Belmondo[17], Jean Desailly[18], Robert Hossein[19], Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu[20], Cyrielle Clair[21], and Élisabeth Margoni[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1982-01-08T00:00:00Z[30]. The Professional's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[31]. Genres include crime film[10], spy film[11], drama film[12], thriller film[13], action film[14], and mystery film[15].

Why It Matters

The Professional ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (284 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Ennio Morricone film France Georges Lautner Jean-Paul Belmondo Netflix Robert Hossein

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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