---
title: 'The Professional (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Lautner'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-professional-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082949/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Professional (1981)

1981 · 108 min · Drama, Action, Mystery, Thriller, Crime · France

Original title: Le Professionnel

## Synopsis

The Professional is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on the award-winning 1976 novel Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal by Patrick Alexander.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jean-Paul Belmondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-belmondo), [Alexandre Mnouchkine](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-mnouchkine), [Georges Dancigers](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-dancigers)
- **Director:** [Georges Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lautner)
- **Screenplay:** [Georges Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lautner), [Michel Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-audiard), [Jacques Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-audiard), [Patrick Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-alexander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Michelle David](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-david)

## Cast

- [Jean Desailly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-desailly)
- [Élisabeth Margoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-margoni)
- [Jean-Louis Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-richard)
- [Cyrielle Clair](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyrielle-clair)
- [Marie-Christine Descouard](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-christine-descouard)
- [Michel Beaune](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-beaune)
- [Jean-Paul Belmondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-paul-belmondo)
- [Robert Hossein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hossein)
- [Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-pierre-donnadieu)

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