The Second Wind
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Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Edited by Marie Josephe YoyotteShot by Yves AngeloScored by Bruno CoulaisDesigned by Thierry Flamand
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2007 · Box office
Produced on a $34.0M budget
Production budget
$34.0M
Also known as
- The Second Winden
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Daniel Auteuil
as Gustave 'Gu' Minda
Monica Bellucci
as Simona - dite 'Manouche'
Michel Blanc
as Commissaire Blot
Jacques Dutronc
as Stanislas Orloff
Eric Cantona
as Alban
Daniel Duval
as Venture Ricci
Gilbert Melki
as Jo Ricci
Nicolas Duvauchelle
as Antoine
Jacques Bonnaffe
as Pascal
Philippe Nahon
as Inspecteur Fardiano
Jean Paul Bonnaire
as Théo
Jean Claude Dauphin
as Jacques
Supporting cast
21Gerald Laroche
as Godefroy
Francis Renaud
as Letourneur
Stephane Brel
as Poupon
Philippe Chaine
as Godefroy
Alexandre Faure
as Le flic Fardiano
Benoit Ferreux
as Marcel le Stéphanois
Cyrille Dobbels
as Le tueur restau Manouche #1
Didier Nobletz
as Le tueur restau Manouche #2
Christian Ameri
as Le portier restau Manouche
Yves Lambrecht
as Fernand
Michel Vivier
as Le flic restau Manouche
Sandra Moreno
as L'infirmière
Bernard Bolzinger
as Le malade
Jean Pierre Leclerc
as Le journaliste au carnet
Virginie Theron
as Colette
Laurent Besancon
as Le journaliste #1
Thierry Humbert
as Le journaliste #2
Charlie Farnel
as Fred
Emmanuelle Fossat
Albert Goldberg
Aurelie Le Roc H
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