A Thousand Billion Dollars
7.0
A young journalist uncovers an assassination disguised as a suicide, linked to an American multinational seeking to dominate French industries. Determined to expose the truth, he races against time to gather evidence before more lives—and his own—are at stake.
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Cast
40 people
Patrick Dewaere
Paul Kerjean
Known for
Going Places
Serie Noire
Michel Auclair
Michel Saint-Claude, director of GTI-Europe
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
Funny Face
Caroline Cellier
Hélène Kerjean
Known for
Didier
This Man Must Die
Charles Denner
Walter, private detective
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
The Night Caller
Anny Duperey
Laura Weber, JBL's mistress
Known for
The ComDads
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Jeanne Moreau
Madame Benoît-Lambert
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Mel Ferrer
Cornelius A. Woaegen, president of GTI
Known for
The Visitor
Eaten Alive
Jean-Laurent Cochet
Serge Hartmann, director of La Tribune
Known for
Fort Saganne
Fernand Ledoux
Mr. Guérande
Known for
Donkey Skin
La Bête Humaine
André Falcon
Pierre Bayen, editor-in-chief
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Stolen Kisses
Claude Vernier
Dr. Gerhard Kramer
Known for
The Silence of the Sea
Édith Scob
Madame Bronsky
Known for
Holy Motors
Eyes Without a Face
Henri Verneuil Director · Philippe Sarde Composer Jean-Louis Picavet Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $8.9M · First release February 9, 1982 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,900,000
Production
V Films
Production
S.F.P.C.
Production
Films A2
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Mille milliards de dollars
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 9, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
March 18, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Gent
France
July 28, 1998 · TV · France 2
October 1, 2002 · Physical · DVD
June 29, 2022 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 11, 2022 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Germany
May 27, 1982 · Theatrical · West Germany
December 9, 1983 · Theatrical · East Germany
June 1, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
July 13, 2026 · TV · Arte
Hungary
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
August 19, 1987 · TV · Raidue
Portugal
April 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Romania
May 4, 1990 · Theatrical · cinema: "Scala" din București
Russia
October 17, 1983 · Theatrical
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