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Writers:
Jean Graton (comic books) &
Philippe Graton (comic books) ...
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Release Date:
19 November 2003 (Belgium) more
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User Comments:
Good entertainment! more (19 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Sagamore Stévenin ... Michel Vaillant

Peter Youngblood Hills ... Steve Warson

Diane Kruger ... Julie Wood

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Henri Vaillant
Béatrice Agenin ... Élisabeth Vaillant

Philippe Bas ... Jean-Pierre Vaillant
Philippe Lellouche ... José

Lisa Barbuscia ... Ruth Wong
Jeanne Mauran ... Odessa
François Levantal ... Bob Cramer
Stéphane Metzger ... Dan Hawkins
Scott Thrun ... David Dougherty
Agathe de La Boulaye ... Gabrielle Spangenberg
Stefano Cassetti ... Giulio Cavallo
Alexandra Tiedemann ... Agnès Vaillant
Estelle Caumartin ... Laura Vaillant

Julien Zuccolin ... Mecano #1 Team Leader (credit only)
Lisa Couvelaire ... Natasha
Thierry Perkins-Lyautey ... Mathieu, le journaliste auto (as Thierry Perkins Lyautey)
Patrice Valota ... Directeur course du Mans
Bruno Vandestick ... Speaker du Mans
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jimmy Herman ... Native American Chief
Kentaro ... Akira Kadokawa
Riton Liebman
Lee Michelsen ... Pasteur
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Directed by
Louis-Pascal Couvelaire 
 
Writing credits
Jean Graton (comic books) &
Philippe Graton (comic books)

Luc Besson (screenplay) &
Gilles Malençon (screenplay)

Produced by
Maurice Illouz .... executive producer
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam .... producer
Mehdi Sayah .... assistant producer
Luc Besson .... co-producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Danny Griffiths  (as Archive)
Darius Keeler  (as Archive)
Craig Walker  (as Archive)
 
Cinematography by
Michel Abramowicz 
 
Film Editing by
Hervé Schneid 
 
Casting by
Winny Calissoni 
 
Production Design by
Jimmy Vansteenkiste 
 
Costume Design by
Martine Rapin 
 
Makeup Department
Anne-Valérie Chiabaut .... key makeup artist
Nana Chiabaut .... makeup designer
Daniel Jacob .... key hair stylist
Anne-Louise Landry .... hair stylist
Catherine Lavoie .... makeup artist
Olivia Lequimener .... key hair stylist
Marie Régimbald .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gregory Barrau .... assistant unit manager
Francis Choquette .... unit manager
David Deshayes .... unit production manager
Cédric Fréni .... assistant unit manager
Bruno Guilhem .... unit manager: picture car unit
Didier Hoarau .... production manager
Franck Lebreton .... unit manager: Mont-Cenis (as Frank Lebreton)
Julien Sanson .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Bouffard .... second assistant director
Matthieu de la Mortière .... second assistant director (as Mathieu de la Mortière)
Thierry Mauvoisin .... first assistant director
Judicaël Noïa .... trainee assistant director
Ivan Rousseau .... first assistant director: second unit
Laure Roussel .... second assistant director: studio
 
Art Department
Christian Delhôme .... painter
Michel Doré .... storyboard artist
Cécilia Duhamel .... construction coordinator
Alain Omer Duranceau .... props
Laurent Grellier .... property master
Emmanuel Maintigneux .... property master
Xavier Miclet .... carpenter
 
Sound Department
Vincent Arnardi .... sound re-recording mixer
Guillaume Bouchateau .... sound editor
Christophe Bourreau .... foley artist
Samuel Cohen .... post sync dialogue
Samuel Cohen .... sound assist post-production
Capucine Courau .... assistant sound
Marc Doisne .... foley engineer
Loïc Gourbe .... sound recordist
Dominique Lacour .... sound
Gwennolé Le Borgne .... assistant sound editor
Guillaume Leriche .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Alexis Place .... assistant sound editor
Igor Thomas-Gerard .... dialogue editor
Stéphane Vizet .... boom operator
Alexandre Widmer .... sound editor
 
Visual Effects by
Chadi Abo .... digital effects artist
Nicolas Bonnell .... visual effects production supervisor
Olivier Cauwet .... digital artist: BUF
Jacques Delzescaux .... digital artist
Roxane Fechner .... visual effects supervisor
Jérémy Justice .... flame artist
Marc Latil .... digital artist
Frederic Moreau .... visual effects producer
Stephane Naze .... visual effects supervisor
Jean-René Nébot .... digital color grader
Aude Nguyen-Ngoc .... visual effects artist
Jerome Platteaux .... visual effects artist
Lucas Salton .... digital artist: BUF
Antoine Simkine .... visual effects consultant
Zapdan .... Inferno artist
 
Stunts
Emmanuel Clerico .... vaillante race car driver
Marc Duez .... leader race car driver
Philippe Gache .... vaillante race car driver
Enrico Horn .... stunts
Michel Julienne .... stunt coordinator: car
Stéphane Lefebvre .... stunt coordinator
Stéphane Lefebvre .... stunt double
Christophe Marsaud .... stunt performer
Perry McCarthy .... leader race car driver
Michel Neugarten .... vaillante race car driver
Jérome Policand .... leader race car driver
Frédéric Vallet .... stunt coordinator
Cyril Raffaelli .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Loïc Andrieu .... Steadicam operator
Etienne Caron .... camera trainee
Mathieu Caudroy .... Steadicam operator
Sarah Couvelaire .... first assistant camera
Marie Decourt .... second assistant camera
Jean-Marie Delorme .... assistant camera
Dominique De Wever .... second cinematographer
Isabelle Dumas .... first assistant camera
Jack English .... still photographer
Hugues Espinasse .... focus puller
David Frak-Lauer .... assistant camera (as David Frak)
William Gally .... gaffer (as Williams Gally)
Olivier Georges .... video assist
Bruno Jaunay .... key grip
Malek Krimed .... assistant camera
Andre-Pierre Lampron .... electrician
Jean-Pierre Mas .... key grip
Denis-Noel Mostert .... steadicam operator
Frédéric North .... pilot: camera helicopter
Francis Picard .... additional electrician
Benjamin Speyer .... crane technician
James Swanson .... camera operator
Vincent Tulasne .... video assistant
Steven Desbrow .... aerial camera technician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Lucinda Syson .... casting: London
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Lifshitz .... costumes
 
Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui .... digital conformation
Céline Kélépikis .... assistant editor
Jean-René Nébot .... digital color timer
Philippe Reinaudo .... digital intermediate technical director
 
Music Department
Tim Abbott .... composer: additional music
Titus Abbott .... composer: additional music (as Tim Abbott)
Jérôme Devoise .... score mixer
Jérôme Lateur .... music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue .... music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern .... music production supervisor
Graham Preskett .... orchestrator
Mehdi Sayah .... assistant music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Brian O'Donnell .... driver
 
Other crew
Frédéric Cauvy .... weapons advisor
Bruno David .... technical consultant
Karim El Fassi .... key set production assistant
Carole Fevre .... script supervisor
Alessandro Gallizzi .... production assistant
François Goetghebeur .... making-of director
Philippe Graton .... creative consultant
Philippe Letode .... location scout
Thibault Odiette .... runner
Brian O'Donnell .... diver
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
24 Hours (Finland) [fi]
24 horas al límite (Spain) [es]
Adrenalina blu - La leggenda di Michel Vaillant (Italy) [it]
Michel Vaillant - Jeder Sieg hat seinen Preis (Germany) [de]
Najlepsi z najlepszych (Poland) [pl]
Odigontas sta oria (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
103 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was partly shot during the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race in June 2002. Event organizers added two cars to the field specifically to accommodate the filming but the production had to hire 6 professional drivers to drive the cars during the actual race. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When David crashes, the side window on the driver's side is smashed. Just before the car explodes, the window can be seen intact. more
Movie Connections:
Version of "Michel Vaillant" (1986) more

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Good entertainment!, 17 July 2004
8/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

It's funny how much this movie is hated and bashed by mainly the French speaking people and critics for whom Michel Vaillant is a real icon figure, while in the rest of Europe and outside of it, this movie is regarded as a good movie! It are mainly the people who grew up with the comic books that saw and hated this movie, hence the low rating on imbd.com. But for those who aren't familiar with the comic books this movie is a fun watching pleasure and very well worth seeing. I'm sure when the movie gets more world widely released, the rating will go up as well, something this movie really deserves.

This movie is a great example of how a movie based on a comic book should be. The movie is very stylish and uses some great camera positions and editing (even though at times the editing is very sloppy)

Granted that the story is absolutely unbelievable and dumb but in this case I had no problems or what so ever with it. Keep in mind that this movie is based on comic books, so if you expect any reality or logic, this movie might not be your kind of thing. Just sit back and enjoy and don't think too much about the story.

Of course the best things about the movie are the races. For a race lover this movie is a real must see. The races are really spectacular and should get your adrenaline flowing.

I certainly wouldn't mind seeing more Michel Vaillant movies being made!

8/10

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