The Young Lieutenant
A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.
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32 people
Nathalie Baye
Commandant Vaudieu
Known for
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It's Only the End of the World
Jalil Lespert
Antoine Derouère
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Infinity Pool
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Roschdy Zem
Solo
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Nothing to Hide
Point Blank
Antoine Chappey
Louis Mallet
Known for
Drops of God
C'est la vie!
Jacques Perrin
Le juge Serge Clermont
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Xavier Beauvois
Nicolas Morbé
Known for
Let the Sunshine In
Farewell, My Queen
Patrick Chauvel
Le lieutenant Patrick Belval
Also in
Dien Bien Phu
Pigalle
Jean-Charles Dumay
Juge d'instruction
Known for
Polina
After You
Bérangère Allaux
Julie Derouère, la femme d'Antoine
Also in
For Ever Mozart
24 Bars
Wieslaw Puzio
Kaminsky
No other roles listed
Rémy Roubakha
Marchand
Known for
The Dinner Game
Baby Blood
Jean Lespert
M. Derouère, le père d'Antoine
Also in
Summer Games
Xavier Beauvois Director · Guillaume Bréaud Screenplay Jean-Eric Troubat Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4M · First release August 31, 2005 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Petit Lieutenant
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 31, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 20, 2026 · TV · (hommage à Nathalie Baye : 06/07/1948 - 17/04/2026) France 3
September 2, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
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