The Big Pardon
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The Bettoun clan: Raymond (the patriarch), Maurice (the son), Jacky (the nephew), Roland (the nephew), Albert (Raymond's cousin), Pépé (Raymond's friend), Samy (the bodyguard) are a family clan of Jewish Blackfoot kingpins of French organized crime. Their activities include running casinos, organizing underground boxing matches, illegal gambling, pimping, racketeering and bloody settlements of scores against other Arab and French clans. But in the shadows, Pascal Villars has sworn the loss of the Bettoun. He will succeed in setting the Arab clan against the Jewish clan, for the great benefit of the police commissioner Duché, who has been trying in vain for ten years to bring down the Bettouns.
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2 films
Cast
34 people
Roger Hanin
Raymond Beitoun
Known for
Breathless
The Kick of Sirocco
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Le commissaire Duché
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Bernard Giraudeau
Pascal Villars
Known for
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
The Specialists
Richard Berry
Maurice Beitoun
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Clio Goldsmith
Viviane Atlan
Also in
Honey
Bankers Also Have Souls
Anny Duperey
Carole
Known for
The ComDads
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Gérard Darmon
Roland Bettoun
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Jacky Azoulay
Known for
C'est la vie!
Didier
Robert Hossein
Manuel Carreras
Known for
The Professional
Angelique
Jean Benguigui
Albert Zecri
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Coco
Richard Bohringer
Le Sacristain
Known for
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Would I Lie to You?
Blanche Ravalec
Colette Ambrosi
Known for
Moonraker
Out of It
Alexandre Arcady Director · Daniel Saint-Hamont Writer Alain Le Henry Writer
First release January 27, 1982 · Produced in France · Production Alexandre Films, Odessa Films
Production
Partner's Productions
Production
Alexandre Films
Production
Odessa Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Grand Pardon
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 27, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
January 5, 2010 · Physical · DVD
December 31, 2015 · Digital · VOD
March 12, 2025 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
April 13, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
Netherlands
November 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 18, 2023 · Digital
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