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    The Ax

    118'

    2005-03-02

    6.8

    Some people would die to get (him) this job.

    Comedy,Crime,Drama,Thriller

    Overview:

    Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly deteriorates as their hold on the middle class slips away. Bruno concocts a grimly audacious plan to identify and kill his fellow job applicants so that he is the only qualified person left.

    DirectingCosta-GavrasWritingCosta-Gavras

    Cast

    1

    Bruno Davert

    José Garcia

    2

    Marlène Davert

    Karin Viard

    1

    Gérard Hutchinson

    Ulrich Tukur

    1

    Raymond Machefer

    Olivier Gourmet

    1

    Etienne Barnet

    Yvon Back

    1

    Inspector Kesler

    Thierry Hancisse

    1

    Iris Thompson

    Olga Grumberg

    1

    Maxime Davert

    Geordy Couturiau

    1

    Betty Davert

    Christa Théret

    1

    Post Office Clerk

    Yolande Moreau

    1

    Quinlan Longus

    Dieudonné Kabongo

    1

    Garage Owner

    Jean-Pierre Gos

    1

    Predator

    Vanessa Larré

    1

    Police Inspector

    Serge Larivière

    1

    TV Host

    Jeanne Savary

    1

    Mrs. Rick

    Luce Mouchel

    1

    Mr. Rick

    Philippe Bardy

    1

    Judy Rick

    Marie Kremer

    1

    Gendarmerie Officer

    Raphaël D'Olce

    1

    Motorcycle Gendarmerie

    Renaud Rutten

    1

    Arcadia Bartender

    Jean-Michel Balthazar

    1

    PDG

    Luc Bromagne

    1

    Rolf Kranz

    Michel Carcan

    1

    Inspector Otto Zirner

    Robert Borremans

    1

    Jack

    Alain Guillo

    1

    Department Manager

    Jean-Maurice Knockaert

    1

    Mr. Birch

    Marc Legein

    1

    Mrs. Birch

    Marie-Hélène Baleau

    1

    Young Driver

    Corentin Lobet

    1

    Dentist

    Hervé Pauchon

    1

    Gas Station Attendant

    Abdelmalek Kadi

    1

    Léon Ringer

    Gérard Kuhnl

    1

    Mrs. Ringer

    Marie-Pierre Chaix

    1

    TV Journalist

    Christophe Brault

    1

    TV Journalist

    Olivier Ravanello

    1

    1st Witness

    Jean-Claude Grumberg

    1

    2nd Witness

    Émilie Raffoul

    1

    3rd Witness

    Alice Kakou

    1

    Prosecutor

    Michèle Berrebi

    2

    Maxime's Friend's Father

    John Landis

    1

    Young Commissioner

    Emmanuel Hamon

    1

    Maid

    Marie-Rose Roland

    1

    Driver

    Robert Guilmard

    1

    Female Driver

    Laurence Bremont

    1

    Young Woman at the Cabin

    Julie Gavras

    1

    Lydia

    Catherine Salée

    1

    Garbage Collector

    Nabil Ben Yadir

    1

    Tap Dancer

    Pierre Choul

    1

    Film Director

    Stéphane Csala

    2

    Civil Inspector

    Romain Gavras

    1

    Civil Inspector

    Éric Bronchart

    1

    Civil Inspector

    Serge Devos

    1

    Civil Inspector

    Dominique Reding

    1

    Assistant Kesler

    Alain Beaufort

    1

    Young Male Interviewer

    Airy Routier

    1

    Young Female Interviewer

    Laurence Lafiteau

    1

    Concierge Blacher

    Francine Martel

    1

    Café l'Étape Customer

    Denis Taurel

    1

    Café l'Étape Customer

    Hugues Faget

    1

    Man in the Restaurant (uncredited)

    Joseph Rapp

    1

    Mrs. Kranz (uncredited)

    Julie Maes

    1

    Background (uncredited)

    Donald E. Westlake

    Details:

    • Budget: 5400000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 4900000
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Belgium
      3. Spain
    • List of languages:
      1. Dutch
      2. French
    • List of companies:
      1. KG Productions
      2. StudioCanal
      3. France 2 Cinéma
      4. Les Films du Fleuve
      5. RTBF
      6. SCOPE Invest
      7. Wanda Visión
    • Vote Count: 241
    • Popularity: 1.0392
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Le Couperet

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