The Loner

The Loner

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 18, 1987

In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies. In a nightclub, during a routine visit, they spot Schneider, a dreaded gangster and public enemy. At the time of his arrest, Simon is killed at close range by the criminal. Stan then decides to stay in the police to avenge Simon. Being the godfather of Christian, Simon's son, who sometimes lives in a boarding school, sometimes at home, he takes charge of his education. Two years later, Stan has been promoted, and he's told that Schneider had resurfaced in the capital. A long hunt begins.

The Loner

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | March 18, 1987

The Loner
In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies. In a nightclub, during a routine visit, they spot Schneider, a dreaded gangster and public enemy. At the time of his arrest, Simon is killed at close range by the criminal. Stan then decides to stay in the police to avenge Simon. Being the godfather of Christian, Simon's son, who sometimes lives in a boarding school, sometimes at home, he takes charge of his education. Two years later, Stan has been promoted, and he's told that Schneider had resurfaced in the capital. A long hunt begins.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Sara films, Cerito Films
Original title Le Solitaire
Directors Jacques Deray
Writers Alphonse Boudard, Daniel Saint-Hamont, Jacques Deray, Simon Michaël

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

as Stan Jalard

Jean-Pierre Malo

as Charly Schneider

Michel Beaune

as Pezzoli

Pierre Vernier

as Maurin

François Dunoyer

as René Pignon

Franck Ayas

as Christian Lecache

Laurent Gendron

as Rocky

Guy Pannequin

as Sumatra

Patricia Malvoisin

as Brigitte

Alan Coriolan

as Serge

Valérie Steffen

as Carole

Bernard Freyd

as Director of the P.J.

Eric Denize

as Aldo Benani

Yolande Gilot

as Sandra

Henri-Jacques Huet

as A Carmoni brother

Yves Gabrielli

as Stazyk

Bernard Farcy

as A Carmoni brother

Michel Creton

as Simon

Evelyne Dress

as Katia

Marc Lamole

as Maurice

Patrick Pérez

as Ossim

Carlo Nell

as Owner of the bistro

Henri Attal

as Prison clerk

Muriel Belmondo

as Hotel receptionist

Pierre-Octave Arrighi

as Gym instructor

Guy Matchoro

as 'Metropolis' junkie

Mostéfa Stiti

as Kouebi

Maurice Auzel

as Inspector from the O.C.R.B.

Lionel Vitrant

as Van driver