The Corsican File

Name: The Corsican File
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2004-10-06
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino, Didier Flamand, Pierre Salasca

L'Enquête corse (2004)

Timing: 1:32 (92 min)

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Release date

2004-10-06

Country

France

Production

Gaumont, Légende Films, Ouille Productions

Genre

Comedy

Budget

Revenue

$18 914 670

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Director

Alain Berbérian

Actors

Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Caterina Murino, Didier Flamand, Pierre Salasca, Éric Fraticelli, Alain Maratrat, François Orsoni, Nathanaël Maïni, Albert Dray
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Scenario

Christian Clavier, Michel Delgado

Producer

Alain Goldman

Operator

Pascal Gennesseaux

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Artist

Jean-Jacques Gernolle

Audition

Pascale Béraud

Editing

Véronique Parnet
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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

Jean Reno's character drives a VAZ car (VAZ-2121 Niva).
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 courtroom scenes were filmed in the town hall of Vincennes, a suburb of Paris.
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.
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.