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SUBWAY (Original title)
Date: 1985 (Copyright)

Country: France

Director: Luc Besson

Production company billing: ©1985. Les Films du Loup/TSF Productions/Gaumont/TF1 Films Production A co-production of Les Films du Loup, TSF Productions, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production with the participation of Centre National de la Cinématographie and Ministère de la Culture Dolby Stereo
Synopsis: Offbeat thriller. Fred gatecrashes a party celebrating Helena's birthday and steals some important documents belonging to her husband. He is pursued by the husband's henchmen and takes refuge in the subway, where he meets an assortment of characters, and decides to form a rock band with musicians who play in the underground.

Genres:
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Releases
Date: 10 April 1985Country: FranceRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 102 mins Length: 9174 FeetSubtitles: French

Credits (138)
©/Production Company: Gaumont, ©/Production Company: T.S.F. Production, Les Films du Loup, With the participation of: CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie, ©/Production Company: TF1 Films Production, With the participation of: Ministère Français de la Culture, Producer: Luc Besson, Producer: François Ruggieri, Production Executive: Louis Duchesne, Unit Production Manager: Eliane André, Unit Manager: Bruno Boucher, Production Manager: Edith Colnel, Production Agent: Marie-Christine de Montbrial, Administration: Gisèle Thenaisie, Location Manager: Guillaume Pellerin, Production Secretary: Sylvie Lenoir, Trainee [Assistant Director]: Didier Nion, Trainee [Assistant Director]: Christophe Delmas, Jean-Jacques Ortolland, Assistant Director: Pascal Wolf, Trainee [Assistant Director]: Dominic Bachy, Assistant Director: Patrick Alessandrin, Trainee [Assistant Director]: Jean Sentis, Trainee [Assistant Director]: Yann Michel, Annette Barthelemy, Assistant Director: Didier Grousset, Trainee Script Supervisor: Isabelle Thévenet, Virginie Barbay, Script Supervisor: Elisabeth Chochoy, Casting: Anne Singer, Adaptation: Marc Perrier, Adaptation: Pierre Jolivet, Adaptation: Luc Besson, Adaptation: Alain Le Henry, Adaptation: Sophie Schmit, Director of Photography: Carlo Varini, Assistant Operator (1st): Vincent Jeannot, Camera Operator: Noël Véry, Camera Operator: Michel Loir, Assistant Operator (1st): François Chénivesse, Irène Champendal, Assistant Operator (2nd): Gérard Mercier, François Gentit, Assistant Operator (1st): Christine Tencer, Grip: Marcel Mercier, Supervising Gaffer: Jean-Claude Reux, Grip: Herbert Servais, Grip: Pierre Bluche, Grip: Bernard Gourlaquer, Grip: Jean-Pierre Masson, Grip: Lucien Vigne, Grip: Daniel Veyriere, Grip: Ferdinand Dorey, Key Grip: Claude Sichere, Grip: Pierre Devos, Stills Photography: Patrick Camboulive, Special Effects: Bernard Terreau, Special Effects: Eric Trielli, Special Effects: Patrick Soler, Special Effects: André Trielli, Special Effects: Yves Trielli, Special Effects: Guy Trielli, Editor: Sophie Schmit, Assistant Editor: Laure Mercier, Assistant Editor: Olivier Mauffroy, Trainee Editor: William Schmit, Assistant Editor: Marie Robert, Assistant Editor: Anne-Marie Hardouin, Art Director: Alexandre Trauner, Assistant Art Director (1st): Didier Naert, Assistant Art Director (2nd): Alain Cordonnier, Properties: Isabelle Wolf, Painter: Francis Dupont, Supervising Painter: Edouard Bartyzel, Construction Supervisor (2nd): Jacques Leduc, Construction Supervisor: Hubert Lecanu, Skating Letters Painter: Raymond Cabane, Painter: Jean-Marc Desages, Jacques Berlant, Costume Supervisor: Martine Rapin, Assistant Costumes: Magali Guidasci, Pia Micha, Make-up for Ms Adjani: Maud Baron, Make-up: Suzanne Pisteur, Make-up: Geneviève Peyralade, Hairdresser: Isabelle Gamsohn, Music: Eric Serra, Musician (Percussion): Eric Aerts, Musician (Drums): Jacky Bouladoux, Amaury Blanchard, Musician (Keyboards): Patrick Gauthier, Musician (Guitar): Louis Bertignac, Musician (Trumpet): Yves Guillard, Musician (Bass/Guitar/Keyboard): Eric Serra, Musician (Percussion): Sidney Thiam, Musician (Guitar): Philippe Kalfon, Musician (Keyboards): Benoît Widemann, Musician (Saxophone): Alain Guillard, Musician (Drums): François Laiseau, Musician (Guitar): Alain Ranval, Musician (Trombone): Jérôme Naulais, Musician (Guitar): Jean-Michel Kajdan, Musician (Chocors): Valérie Barki, Corinne Marienneau, Sound Engineer: Laurent Peyron, Sound Recording: Gérard Lamps, Direct Sound Assistant: Didier Saïn, Direct Sound: Harrick Maury, Dominique Duchatelle, Sound Engineer: Jean-Louis Bizet, Direct Sound: Harald Maury, Direct Sound Assistant: Fanny Menin, Sound Recording: Bruno Bourgade, Direct Sound Assistant: Pascal D'hueppe, Ambiance/Sound Research: Marie Guesnier, Luc Perini, Assistant Mixer: Olivier Villette, Assistant Dubbing: Jocelyne Cartier-Sterin, Dubbing: Jacques Lévy, Mixer: Gérard Lamps, Assistant Mixer: Bruno Bourgade, Assistant Dubbing: Françoise Maulny, Assistant Sound Editor: Louise de Champfleury, Sound Editor: Gérard Hardy, Assistant Sound Effects: Julien Naudin, Sound Effects: André Naudin, Pursuit Supervisor: Jean Max, François Guerre-Berthelot, Stunts Supervisor: Roland Neunreuther, Daniel Vérité, Stunts/Roller-skating Double: Didier Langlois, [Stunts]: Lucien Fleurot, Stunts: Carole Fassiaux, Stunts/Roller-skating Double: Thierry Penot, Stunts: Jean-Claude Zefirini, We Wish to Thank: Étienne Chicot, Pres Representative: Marie-Christine Malbert
Cast (43)
Isabelle Adjani (Helena), Christophe Lambert (Fred), Richard Bohringer (florist), Michel Galabru (Commissioner Gesberg), Jean-Hugues Anglade (rollerskater), Jean Bouise (station master), Jean-Pierre Bacri (Batman), Jean-Claude Lecas (Robin), Pierre-Ange Le Pogam (Jean), Jean Reno (drummer), Eric Serra (bassist), Arthur Simms (singer), Michel d' Oz (Jean-Claude), Alain Guillard (saxophonist), Jimmy Blanche (big negro), Benoît Régent (salesman), Christian Gomba (Big Bill), Constantin Alexandrov (husband), Isabelle Sadoyan (commissioner's wife), Bernard Pollak (commissioner), Brigitte Chamarande (commissioner's daughter), Jacky Jakubowicz, Arnold Walter, Martine Rapin (commissioner's guest), Catherine Luton (woman with bag), Francis Lemonnier (conductor), Marie Vincent (dresser), Michel Montanary, Patrick Perez (henchman), Pierre Carrive (invalid man), Jean-Michel Castanié (minder), François Guerre-Berthelot (.), Vincent Skimenti (blind man), Guy Laporte, Eric Proville (waiter), Jean-Luc Miesch (Métro official), Otero (Métro conductor), François Ruggieri (eminent man), Dominique Hennequin (sound engineer), Magali Guidasci, Roselyne Brunet (punk), Lucien Fleurot (jogging man), Basile (man with shaved head)