The Corsican File
Production
Revenue
$18 914 670
Director
Scenario
Composer
Producer
Actors
Christian Clavier
Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
Jean Reno
Ange Léoni
Caterina Murino
Léa Léoni
Didier Flamand
Maître Dargent
Pierre Salasca
Matéo
Éric Fraticelli
Figoli, aka "le piaf"
Alain Maratrat
De Vlaminck
François Orsoni
Balducci
Short description
Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the seemingly simple task of locating the missing Leoni, gifted gumshoe Palmer accepts the job under the assumption that it will be the easiest money of his professional career. But this superstar sleuth is about to find out just how mistaken he was...
What's left behind the scenes
- Many scenes that were scripted to take place in Ajaccio, the largest city in Corsica, were actually filmed in the small town of L'Île-Rousse in the north of the island.
- Jean Reno's character drives a VAZ car (VAZ-2121 Niva).
- The courtroom scenes were filmed in the town hall of Vincennes, a suburb of Paris.
- To achieve maximum authenticity, Alain Berberian and Christian Clavier invited actors from many theatrical groups from Corsica.
- Jean Reno put a great deal of effort into mastering a specific Corsican accent. Seeking to pick it up from the locals, he spent a considerable amount of time on the island and eventually succeeded.
- The film is based on the 'Jack Palmer' comic book series by Parisian cartoonist René Pétillon. The series itself dates back to 1974, and 'The Corsican,' published in 2000, was its twelfth album. Total sales of the album exceeded 300,000 copies in France, and it remains one of the most popular comic book releases in history on Corsica itself.
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