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Subway

Subway

A seductive fable

19856.51h 44m

Overview

Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

Directed by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson, Marc Perrier, Alain Le Henry
Produced by Luc Besson, François Ruggieri
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Helena

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

Fred

Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Le Fleuriste

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Le Commissaire Gesberg

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Le Roller

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Jean-Pierre Bacri

Batman

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Le Chef de Station

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Le Batteur

Jean-Claude Lecas

Jean-Claude Lecas

Robin

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Jean

Themes & Keywords

metropolisparis, franceculture clashblackmailsubwaycriminalsocialitepunk band

About Subway

Subway is a action, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of metropolis, paris, france, culture clash, blackmail, subway, criminal. Directed by Luc Besson, it stars Isabelle Adjani, Christopher Lambert, Richard Bohringer. Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

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