---
title: 'The Assault (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julien Leclercq'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assault-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1793239/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Assault (2011)

2011 · 90 min · Action · France

Original title: L'Assaut

## Synopsis

The Assault is a 2010 French action thriller film directed by Julien Leclercq, based on the 1994 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 by Algerian Islamic fundamentalist terrorists and the raid to free the hostages by the GIGN, the elite counter-terrorism unit of the French National Gendarmerie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julien Leclercq](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-leclercq)
- **Screenplay:** [Julien Leclercq](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-leclercq)
- **Producer:** [Julien Leclercq](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-leclercq)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leslie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-jones)

## Cast

- [Philippe Bas](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-bas)
- [Jean-François Lescurat](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-lescurat)
- [John Sehil](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sehil)
- [Grégori Derangère](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregori-derangere)
- [Abdelhafid Metalsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdelhafid-metalsi)
- [Antoine Basler](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-basler)
- [Hugo Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-becker)
- [Vincent Heneine](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-heneine)
- [Chems Dahmani](https://cinepixo.com/people/chems-dahmani)
- [Vincent Elbaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-elbaz)
- [Fatima Adoum](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatima-adoum)
- [Bruno Seznec](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-seznec)
- [Jean-Philippe Puymartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-philippe-puymartin)
- [Claire Chazal](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-chazal)
- [Mélanie Bernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-bernier)

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Official site: http://lassaut-lefilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assault-2011
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