La Balance (1982)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.

• Released: 1982-11-10
• Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 79 votes

Directed by Bob Swaim.

Top cast

• Nathalie Baye as Nicole Danet
• Philippe Léotard as Dédé Laffont
• Richard Berry as Mathias Palouzi
• Maurice Ronet as Roger Massina
• Bernard Freyd as Le Capitaine
• Christophe Malavoy as Tintin
• Jean-Paul Comart as Le Belge
• Albert Dray as Carlini
• Gérard Baume
• Pierre-Marie Escourrou

Full cast & crew

Where to watch La Balance

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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