La Balance
6.5
A Paris police detective plays rough with a prostitute and her pimp/lover, whom he wants as an informant.
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Cast
30 people
Nathalie Baye
Nicole Danet
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
It's Only the End of the World
Philippe Léotard
Dédé Laffont
Known for
French Connection II
So Long, Stooge
Richard Berry
Mathias Palouzi
Known for
Ruby & Quentin
22 Bullets
Maurice Ronet
Roger Massina
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
The Fire Within
Bernard Freyd
Le Capitaine
Known for
My New Partner II
The Loner
Christophe Malavoy
Tintin
Known for
Death in a French Garden
The Adulteen
Jean-Paul Comart
Le Belge
Known for
L.627
Scout Toujours
Albert Dray
Carlini
Known for
So Long, Stooge
The Corsican File
Gérard Baume
Known for
Camille Claudel
Pierre-Marie Escourrou
Known for
Gandahar
Zombie Lake
Sidney Boccara
Also in
The Big Pardon
Mixed Marriage
Jean-Daniel Laval
Also in
Les Phallocrates
La vie telle qu'elle change
Bob Swaim Director
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $1.2M · United States release November 20, 1983
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$31,400,000
Gross vs. budget
26.2×
Production
Les Films Ariane
Production
Films A2
Production
Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA)
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 10, 1982
Theatrical
United States · November 20, 1983
Theatrical
France
April 18, 2026 · TV · (hommage à Nathalie Baye : 06/07/1948 - 17/04/2026) Canal+ Grand Écran
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