"Le Professionnel" (1981) is my favorite movie. It may not be cinematic like "Les Enfants du Paradis" or "M", but it has a special place in my heart. It is the first Jean Paul Belmondo movie I have ever watched. I had watched it dubbed in Turkish while it was still newly released. The movie is one of the reasons I became a Belmondo fan. From the begging till the end, it attracts your attention because it is based on award-winning 1976 novel "Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal" by Patrick Alexander and directed by Georges Lautner. Additionally, it has a perfect ending for a European Cinema. Hollywood wouldn't have such an ending.
The supporting actors of the movie are also familiar faces. Especially Robert Hossein. The soundtrack of the movie was composed and directed by Ennio Morricone. The famous tune "Chi Mai" was composed for the movie "Maddalena" (1971). Belmondo heard this tune on the radio and wanted to use it on his movies. Morricone composed the remaining of the soundtrack based on this tune. The soundtrack of "Le Professionnel" is my favorite among all soundtracks. I had once concluded that great movies also have great soundtracks. The soundtrack is also special while I have it on cassette presented to me on my birthday by my best friend.
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