L.627 (1992)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers:

Michel Alexandre (writer)
Bertrand Tavernier (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1992 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This gritty police drama shows us the underbelly of the Parisian drug trade. Lulu is a tough streetwise narcotics cop who...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Police | Paris | Racism | Number In Title

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Didier Bezace	...	Lucien 'Lulu' Marguet
Jean-Paul Comart	...	Dodo
Charlotte Kady	...	Marie
Jean-Roger Milo	...	Manuel
Nils Tavernier	...	Vincent
Philippe Torreton	...	Antoine
Lara Guirao	...	Cecile
Cécile Garcia-Fogel	...	Kathy Marguet
Claude Brosset	...	Adore
Fabrice Roux	...	Toulouse
Jean-Luc Abel	...	J.P.
Martial	...	Rambo
Jacky Pratoussy	...	Mario (as Jacques Pratoussy)
Didier Castello	...	Willy
Jacques Rosny	...	Tulipe 4
Samir Bouadi	...	Beur in Phonebox
Gilette Barbier	...	Old Woman
Adrienne Bonnet	...	Police Station Receptionist
Eric Dufay	...	Mr. Propre
Patrick Rocca	...	Detective Inspector Caron
Francis Lax	...	Superintendent of 20th Arrondissement
François Lescurat	...	Usher
Bobby Pacha	...	Cafe Owner
Thien Nga Fabre	...	Chinese Woman
Jean-Charles Dumay	...	Undertaker
Emmanuelle Bataille	...	Woman Bitten by Dog
Jean-Pascal Granger	...	Man with Dog
Alain Frérot	...	Man in Hat
Fabienne Pascaud	...	Elegant Woman
Alexandra Scherpereel	...	Transvestite
Bruno López	...	Young Delinquent
François Levantal	...	Inspector
Eric Savin	...	Lefort
Jean Odoutan	...	Mamadou Diop
Jean-Claude Calon	...	Longuet
Boris Napes	...	Surly Mechanic
Frédéric Pierrot	...	Réné
Rémy Riflade	...	Developer
Luc Palun	...	Brigadier
Kamel Cherif	...	Said
Bruno Raffaelli	...	Jaunet
Christian Bazir	...	Rasta on Metro
Jean Le Mouël	...	Aussenac
Thierry Maricot	...	European Dealer
Corinne Nabet	...	Young Addict Who Falls
Gisèle Torterolo	...	Shot Young Girl
Laurentine Milebo	...	Alimata
Bruno Therasse	...	Carpet Delivery Man
Victor Ahianor	...	Bodyguard
Simone Pheto	...	Couliba
Hassan El Barnoussi	...	Arab Client
François Decaux	...	Priest
Francis Girod	...	Father of the Bride
Alain Sarde	...	Man Trying to Pick Up Girl at Wedding
Jean-Claude Mino	...	Maitre d'
Marc Perrone	...	Accordionist
Didier Duprat	...	Guitarist (as Didi Duprat)
Michel Alexandre	...	Chef
John Arnold	...	Addict L.627
Jacques Boudet	...	Raymond
Hervé Laudière	...	Inspector Biere
Jean-Louis Benoît	...	Gardacier
Catherine Abecassis	...	TV Eyewitness
Karen Rencurel	...	Woman in Hall of Apartment Block
Jean-Paul Pitolin	...	Vomiting Dealer
Sheriff Scouri	...	Norrodine
Eugène Collombat	...	School Caretaker
Jeanne Dubois	...	School Principal
Smaïl Mekki	...	Miloud
Didier Harlmann	...	Plant Delivery Man
Fathia Saïd	...	Malika
Denis Chérer	...	Man from the Ministry
Thierry Desroses	...	Saintonge
Joséphine Kouam	...	Josephine
Frédéric Bourboulon	...	Feathered Client
Isabelle Soimaud	...	Philomene (as Isabelle Noah)
Yasmine Abdi	...	Tunisian Chambermaid
Laurence Roche	...	Pervenche
Tikka	...	Biting Senegalese
Marcelle Barreau	...	Old Woman Dealer in Apartment Block
Thérèse Moumani	...	Soeur africaine
Cyliane Guy	...	African Woman
Fayçal Ghrir	...	Hotel Owner
Carole Africa	...	Prostitute
Françoise Miquelis	...	Nurse
Alban Odil	...	Italian
Amandine Chelon	...	Moaning Woman
Dany Logan	...	Lulu's Mother
Isabelle Offner
Michel Charvaz	...	IML Employee
Idriss Lanrichi	...	Hotel Manager
Uche Aniagolu	...	Berthe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michele Hermet	...	Jailed Prostitute (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Lagniez	...	Man Falling from Taxi-Bus (uncredited)
Jean Luisi	...	Toussaint (uncredited)
Sylvie Van den Elsen	...	Corsican Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michel Alexandre		writer
Bertrand Tavernier		writer

Produced by
Frédéric Bourboulon	....	delegate producer
Alain Sarde	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Sarde

Cinematography by
Alain Choquart

Film Editing by
Ariane Boeglin

Production Design by
Guy-Claude François

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Moreau

Makeup Department
Viviane Michel-Duffau	....	key hair stylist
Agnès Tassel	....	head makeup artist

Production Management
Catherine Pierrat	....	unit manager
Christine Raspillère	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karim Canama	....	second assistant director
Tristan Ganne	....	first assistant director
Norbert Gérard	....	second assistant director
Alabane Guilhe	....	second assistant director
Tiffany Tavernier	....	intern director

Art Department
Marie-Pierre Chance	....	head painter
Michel Charvaz	....	property master
François Decaux	....	construction coordinator
Thierry François	....	first assistant set decorator
Denis Gautelier	....	location props
Sylvie Gillot	....	decoration secretary
Madjid Hamzaoui	....	chief carpenter (as Majid Hamzaoui)
Marie Mercier Bourboulon	....	set dresser
Thierry Poulet	....	art department assistant
Charles Schwacsina	....	second assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Khadicha Bariha	....	chief sound editor (as Khadicha Bariha-Simsolo)
Michel Barlier	....	assistant sound mixer
Jean-Michel Chauvet	....	sound assistant
Michel Desrois	....	sound mixer
Claudine Dumoulin	....	assistant sound editor
Gilles Fargout	....	digital sound editor
Christian Inizan	....	cable person
Jack Jullian	....	sound effects recording engineer
Gérard Lamps	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	sound effects
Mario Melchiorri	....	sound effects assistant
Lisa Pfeiffer	....	sound intern

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bonomi	....	key grip
Franck Bonomi	....	grip
Marc Casi	....	grip
Lionel Demante	....	key grip
Jacques Frayer	....	still photographer
Didier Frémont	....	second assistant camera
Didier Lemoine	....	electrician
Alain Martigny	....	electrician
Alain Payet	....	electrician
Philippe Payet	....	chief electrician
Jacques Prayer	....	still photographer
Myriam Vinocour	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Bobby Pacha	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monique Dury	....	wardrobe mistress (as Monique Dury-Thily)
Agnès Evein	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Olivier Fontenay	....	color timer
Minh-Tam Nguyen	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Samuel Amar	....	assistant manager
Philippe Baisadouli	....	assistant manager
Bruno Bernard	....	intern manager
Cécile Cabel	....	production secretary
Sandrine Canaux	....	location manager
Marc Chalan Marchio	....	intern manager
Florence Dard	....	production secretary
Patrick Figueras	....	caterer
Jacques Lacour	....	production administrator
Agnès Le Pont	....	general administrator
Claude Luquet	....	script supervisor
Eva Simonet	....	press attache
Pierre Vaysse	....	intern manager
Zoe Zurstrassen	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Canal+
• Investimage 3
• Les Films Alain Sarde
• Little Bear
• Sofiarp

Distributors

• Cine Company S.A. (Spain)
• Kino International (1994) (USA) (subtitled)
• Kino Video (USA) (VHS)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• United Films (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Assurances Continentales  insurance
• DCA Audiovisual  re-recording facilities
• Edit Suite Digital  virtual sound editing
• Etablissements Philippe Payet  electrical equipment
• L.C. Concept  sound recording equipment
• Little Bear  music editing
• Marchetti  titles
• Multivolts  electrical equipment
• Pyral  sound film
• S.I.S.  auditorium
• Samuelson Alga Cinéma  camera systems

Also Known As:

Auf offener Straße (Germany) [de]
L.627 - Corrupção Policial (Brazil) [pt]
Legge 627 (Italy) [it]
Ley 627 (Spain) [es]
Nomos 627 (Greece) [el]
Veriset kujat (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

145 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Bertrand Tavernier co-wrote this anti-drugs film with a Drug Squad detective, and dedicated it to his ex-heroin addict son.

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Brigade des stup'

TFO is running a series of Bertrand Tavernier's films; L. 627 is just another example of this man's bewildering versatility--costume epics, science fiction, exotic noir, gritty slice-of-life pictures. Here we have police procedure with a more despairing tone than Hollywood has ever given us. The light cynicism of the French Connection has become a cry of despair over police corruption and bureaucratic nonsense. The only problem: at 145 minutes, it's far too long, since there is no plot the viewer can hang on to, just a series of vignettes.

The actors are great: Lara Guirao impresses as the HIV-positive hooker whom Lulu is attracted to, but can't have sex with. Philippe Torreton is his usual frightening self as Lulu's partner, while Jean-Paul Comart is the boss from hell: irresponsible (tear gas in the coin toilet), concerned only with filling quotas. Dodo leads the squad into a squalid room with two African women and a baby, the resulting foul-up has to be seen to be believed. Didier Bezace wise-cracks his way through the chaos, showing us some of his pain.