Jean Reno
Léon
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Léon is an Italian-American hitman (or "cleaner", as he refers to himself) working for a mafioso named "Old Tony" in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City. One day, Léon meets Mathilda Lando, a lonely twelve-year-old who lives with her dysfunctional family in an apartment down the hall from Léon, and has stopped attending class at ...
- Léon
- Luc Besson
- Luc Besson
- Patrice Ledoux
Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Léon: The Professional: Directed by Luc Besson. With Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello. 12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's ...
- Luc Besson
- 2 min
A hitman (Jean Reno) takes in a 12-year-old girl (Natalie Portman) whose family is killed by a corrupt DEA agent (Gary Oldman). He teaches her how to be a killer and she seeks revenge for her brother.
Léon: The Professional (1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Pivoting on the unusual relationship between seasoned hitman and his 12-year-old apprentice -- a breakout turn by young Natalie Portman -- Luc Besson's Léon is a stylish and oddly affecting ...
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- Luc Besson
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- Jean Reno
When his neighbors are killed by a DEA agent, a hired assassin becomes the reluctant guardian of a young girl who begins to follow in his footsteps. Watch trailers & learn more.
Nov 18, 1994 · History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. So, apparently, do the films of Luc Besson. In 1992 he made "La Femme Nikita," which in its cold sadness told the story of a tough street girl who became a professional killer and then a civilized woman. Now he has made "The Professional," about a tough child who wants to become a professional killer, and civilizes ...
