La Femme Nikita

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Theatrical Release Date:

03/05/1991

DVD Release Date:

10/01/1997

Run Time:

117min.

Starring:

Anne Parillaud , Jean-Hugues Anglade , Tchéky Karyo , Jeanne Moreau , Jean Reno

Director(s):

Luc Besson

Distributor(s):

Gaumont

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Drama,Action

Plot: The serpentine plotline of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita begins its 117-minute slither when punkish, psychotic, and drug-ridden Nikita (Anne Parillaud) fires her gun into a cop's face following the stick-up of a drug store, and is promptly imprisoned. Read More

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