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36 quai des orfevres (2004)

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Release Date: May 26, 2005 Wide

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Euro screen legends G�rard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil star, respectively, as French cops Denis Klein and Leo Vrinks, in Olivier Marchal's tough-as-steel policier 36 Quai des Orfevres. The story unravels at the titular Parisian police headquarters, where Klein (who heads up the department's anti-crime unit) and Vrinks (who manages the "search and action squad") go head-to-head -- competing with one another not only to succeed their boss, but to be the first to solve an ongoing series of

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Olivier Marchal

In Theaters: May 26, 2005 Wide

S�ville Pictures

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All Critics (8) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (7)

Recupera algo de la tradici�n del cine policial franc�s, sobre todo en su tensi�n y ritmo narrativo.

May 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Director and co-writer Marchal creates an extremely intense atmosphere and ensures that things are constantly moving in unexpected directions.

June 1, 2006 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

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A gritty and darkly disturbing thriller about cops and thugs.

November 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Former police officer Olivier Marchal has directed a beautifully acted, shot and scored cop thriller that is a very worthy addition to France's near domination of the genre.

June 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews

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Based on certain real life events or stories from a real cops career and directed by that said ex-cop sure means this is gonna be realistic or you hope it would be. You really get a vibe of 'Heat' here with this, the French version, a very solid tense story that weaves in and out with a few sub plots going on and many

October 1, 2011

Phil Hubbard

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AKA: 36th Precinct--A French police thriller, full of mean-spirited rivalry and rampant cop corruption. Well done enough to peak my interest. What do famous French actors do when they get older and fatter? I guess they star in movies like this to give the movie some appeal.

June 20, 2011

Cynthia S.

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