France / Apr 23, 1997
The Target (1997)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A young French sailor falls in love with a Russian tourist during a passion-filled three-day furlough, but is whisked away for a months worth of submarine duty before he can learn her last name and Moscow address. When he is finally freed again, he embarks upon a search for his lost love. Unfortunately, while his aim is true, his timing is off. His first stop is the broadcast headquarters of a major television network. He arrives shortly before the place blasted apart by a bomb. Later, he goes to the apartment of a noted talk-show host in hopes of receiving air-time during which he will plead for information concerning his lost love. But things don't come out as planned for somehow, the sailor ends up considered the prime suspect in the bombing while the real-life terrorist and his cohort, who happen to be in the same apartment building in hopes of knocking off a crooked judge.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jordi Mollà | Luigi |
| Bernard Rosselli | Roland |
| Sonia Dubois | La présentatrice |
| Richard Bonnot | le second chauffeur du commando |
| Laurent Baffie | Le rédacteur TV |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Cible |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Spain, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UFD |
| Release date | 23 aprile 1997 |
| Production | Laurent Thiry |
| Writer | Bernard Rosselli, Pierre Courrège, Pauline Daumale |
| Casting | Max Morel, Nora Habib |
| Editing | Nicole Saunier |
| Cinematography | Yves Dahan |
| Assistant directors | Pierre Courrège |
| Camera operators | Yves Dahan |
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| Additional photography | Yves Dahan |
| Production design | Nicolas Prier |
| Art direction | Nicolas Prier |
| Set decoration | Nicolas Prier |
| Music | Christian Gaubert, Roger Di Ponio, Jean-Paul Hurier, Dominique Hennequin, Christophe Bourreau, Richard Shorr |
| Sound | Roger Di Ponio, Christian Gaubert, Jean-Paul Hurier, Dominique Hennequin, Christophe Bourreau, Richard Shorr |
| Costume design | Madeline Fontaine, Fabienne Cardon, Françoise Quilichini, Catherine Crassac, Florence Vayssieres, Corinne Coutin |
| Makeup | Françoise Quilichini, Florence Vayssieres, Corinne Coutin, Fabienne Cardon, Madeline Fontaine, Catherine Crassac |
| Hairstyling | Fabienne Cardon, Françoise Quilichini, Madeline Fontaine, Catherine Crassac, Florence Vayssieres, Corinne Coutin |
| Budget | 350.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Spain / Jul 24, 1997
Digital
France / Mar 03, 2022 / 12 / Prime Video
Physical media
France / Dec 02, 1999 / DVD
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