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The Ax
Genres
ComedyCrimeDramaThriller
Overview
A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
122 min
Release Date
2005-03-02
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
192
Vote Average
6.924
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
José Garcia
Bruno Davert
Karin Viard
Marlène Davert
Geordy Monfils
Maxime Davert
Christa Théret
Betty Davert
Ulrich Tukur
Hutchinson
Olivier Gourmet
Machefer
Yvon Back
Etienne Barnet
Thierry Hancisse
l'inspecteur Kesler
Olga Grumberg
Iris Thompson
Yolande Moreau
préposée de la Poste
Dieudonné Kabongo
Quinlan Longus
Jean-Pierre Gos
Garagiste
Vanessa Larré
Prédatrice
Serge Larivière
Inspecteur
Jeanne Savary
La présentatrice TV
Luce Mouchel
Mme Rick
Philippe Bardy
Edouard Rick
Marie Kremer
Judy Rick
Raphaël D'Olce
Gradé Gendarmerie
Renaud Rutten
Motard Gendarmerie
Jean-Michel Balthazar
Barman Arcadia
Luc Bromagne
PDG
Michel Carcan
Rolf Kranz
Robert Borremans
Inspecteur Otto Zirner
Alain Guillo
Jack
Jean-Maurice Knockaert
Chef de rayon
Marc Legein
M. Birch
Marie-Hélène Baleau
Madame Birch
Corentin Lobet
Jeune chauffeur
Hervé Pauchon
Dentiste
Abdelmalek Kadi
Pompiste
Gérard Kuhnl
Léon Ringer
Marie-Pierre Chaix
Madame Ringer
Christophe Brault
Journaliste TV
Olivier Ravanello
Journaliste TV
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Premier témoin
Émilie Raffoul
Deuxième témoin
Alice Kakou
Troisième témoin
Michèle Berrebi
Procureur
John Landis
Père du copain de Maxime
Emmanuel Hamon
Jeune commissaire
Marie-Rose Roland
Femme de chambre
Robert Guilmard
Automobiliste
Laurence Bremont
Femme automobiliste
Julie Gavras
Jeune femme cabine
Catherine Salée
Lydia
Nabil Ben Yadir
Eboueur
Pierre Choul
Danseur de claquettes
Stéphane Csala
Directeur du cinéma
Romain Gavras
Inspecteur civil
Éric Bronchart
Inspecteur civil
Serge Devos
Inspecteur civil
Dominique Reding
Inspecteur civil
Alain Beaufort
Assistant Kessler
Airy Routier
Jeune homme entretien
Laurence Lafiteau
Jeune femme entretien
Francine Martel
Concierge Blacher
Denis Taurel
Client Café l'Étape
Hugues Faget
Client Café l'Étape
Julie Maes
Mme Kranz (uncredited)
Joseph Rapp
A man in the restaurant (uncredited)
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