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Léon: The Professional (titled Leon outside the United States) is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and features the film debut of Natalie Portman.
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 trade.
Oct 8, 2015 · The crime thriller that launched Natalie Portman’s career, and put French actor Jean Reno front and center in Hollywood, Léon tells the story of a professional assassin who takes in his pre ...
When her family is murdered by crooked DEA agent Stansfield (Gary Oldman), Mathilda joins forces with a reluctant Léon to learn his deadly trade and avenge her family's...
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May 23, 2018 · Luc Besson and the Disturbing True Story Behind ‘Léon: The Professional’. The celebrated ‘Lolita’-esque hitman saga was partially inspired by a relationship the French filmmaker—and ...
The Professional — also known as Leon: The Professional and Léon in France and many other countries — is a 1994 film directed by Luc Besson and produced by Gaumont which stars Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman (in her first major movie role) and Danny Aiello.
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.
Léon: The Professional (1994) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 18, 1994 · Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda.
The man who has come whizzing through the streets is Leon ( Jean Reno ), a skillful but uneducated "cleaner," or professional hitman. We see him at work, in opening scenes of startling violence and grim efficiency.
