The Syringe
1984, French. Directed by Sergio Gobbi.
Good dope is becoming rare in the North of Paris. Drugstores are being raided by junkies and gangs are nervous, fighting each others: the 'Viets', the 'Blackies', the 'Arabs', the neo-nazis 'Justiciers' and some mean gays. Vincent (Daniel Auteuil) is the good cop coming from Marseilles where he was a gangster. He's a soft method guy but also kicks assses hard and throw lethal dialog lines when needed. With the precious help of 'l'Arbalète'* (Marisa Berenson**), a tox' prostitute ex-member of Vincent's former gang, he will try to put order in that mess. There's also a violent and racist cop (Marcel Bozzuffi), Algeria veteran with hard methods, whose role could be more than to protect and to serve.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Sergio GobbiDirector
- Daniel AuteuilInspecteur Vincent
- Marisa BerensonL'Arbalète'
- Marcel BozzuffiFalco
- Daniel UbaudLe chef des 'Viets'
- Michel BeauneRigault
- Guy Di RigoSilva
- Mohamed Ben SmailLe chef des Arabes
- Alex DescasLe chef des 'Blackies'
- Joseph MomoCast
- Didier SauvegrainLe chef des 'Justiciers'
- Isabelle MergaultCast
- Isaach de BankoléCast
Details
- Released
- 14 November 1984
- Original title
- L'Arbalète
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Sergio Gobbi, Daniel Ubaud
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The Syringe isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 1984. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Syringe?
The Syringe (1984) was directed by Sergio Gobbi and stars Daniel Auteuil, Marisa Berenson, Marcel Bozzuffi.