Le petit lieutenant

Name: Le petit lieutenant
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2005-11-16
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Jalil Lespert, Roschdy Zem, Antoine Chappey, Jacques Perrin

IMDb ID: tt0431979 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.9 (2,687 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama

A rookie policeman from provincial Le Havre volunteers for the high pressure Parisian homicide bureau and is assigned to a middle-aged woman detective.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Young Lieutenant
Canada: The Young Lieutenant (English)
United Kingdom: The Young Lieutenant
Ireland: The Young Lieutenant (English)
India: The Young Lieutenant (English)
New Zealand: The Young Lieutenant (English)
United States: The Young Lieutenant
World-wide: The Young Lieutenant (English)
South Africa: The Young Lieutenant (English)
Canada: Le petit lieutenant (French)
France: Le petit lieutenant
United States: Le petit lieutenant
Argentina: El pequeño teniente (cable TV title)
Spain: El pequeño teniente
Hungary: A kis hadnagy
Portugal: A Outra Face da Lei
Germany: Eine fatale Entscheidung
Serbia: Mladi poručnik
Poland: Młody porucznik
Greece: O Mikros ypastinomos (Festival Title)
Brazil: O Pequeno Tenente
Romania: Tânărul locotenent
Sweden: Ung snut
Bulgaria: Младшият лейтенант (Bulgarian)
Russia: Молодой лейтенант
China: 小上尉 (Mandarin)
Japan: 若き警官 (Japanese)
Le petit lieutenantContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2005-11-16Runtime110 minutesMetascore71IMDb Popularity0User Reviews23Critic Reviews51Countries / RegionsFranceLanguagesFrench
Polish
RussianKeywordsinterpreter
female police officer
criminal investigation
woman
homicideFilming Locations118 Rue des Pyrénées, Paris 20, Paris, FranceProduction CompaniesWhy Not Productions
StudioCanal
France 2 CinémaOfficial SitesCinema Guild (United States) - http://www.cinemaguild.com/lepetitlieutenant/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431979/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0431979.jpgUpdated At2025-07-17T10:08:37

Directors

Xavier Beauvois

Writers

Xavier Beauvois
Guillaume Bréaud
Jean-Eric Troubat
Cédric Anger

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Nathalie Baye | Character: Commandant Caroline "Caro" Vaudieu
Actor: Jalil Lespert | Character: Antoine Derouère
Actor: Roschdy Zem | Character: Solo
Actor: Antoine Chappey | Character: Louis Mallet
Actor: Jacques Perrin | Character: Le juge Serge Clermont
Actor: Bruce Myers | Character: L'Anglais
Actor: Patrick Chauvel | Character: Le lieutenant Patrick Belval
Actor: Jean Lespert | Character: M. Derouère, le père d'Antoine
Actor: Annick Le Goff | Character: Mme Derouère, la mère d'Antoine
Actor: Bérangère Allaux | Character: Julie Derouère, la femme d'Antoine
Actor: Mireille Franchino | Character: Mireille, la logeuse
Actor: Yaniss Lespert | Character: Alex Derouère, le frère d'Antoine
Actor: Xavier Beauvois | Character: Nicolas Morbé
Actor: Philippe Lecompt | Character: Armurier
Actor: Pierre Aussedat | Character: Commissaire
Actor: Rémy Roubakha | Character: Marchand
Actor: Riton Liebman | Character: Jean (Alcooliques Anonymes)
Actor: Jérôme Bertin | Character: Alain (Alcooliques Anonymes)
Actor: Christophe Jannin | Character: Richard
Actor: Alex Agnostopoulos | Character: Hervé
Actor: Jacques Dohet | Character: Inspecteur
Actor: Christophe Auphan | Character: Stups 1
Actor: Eric Cotelle | Character: Stups 2
Actor: Loïc Hermetz | Character: Stups 3
Actor: Fabien Le Bars | Character: Stups 4
Actor: Foued Mansour | Character: Stups 5
Actor: Foued Mjahed | Character: Stups 6
Actor: Pascal Pecout | Character: Stups 7
Actor: Isabelle Tillou | Character: Pharmacienne
Actor: Arthur Smykiewicz | Character: Andrzej Walesa
Actor: Cyril Coatleven | Character: Feuvret
Actor: Luc Minouflet | Character: Skelettor
Actor: Alain Serra | Character: Jean-Pierre 1
Actor: Ludovic Legros | Character: Jean-Pierre 2
Actor: Arthur Beauvois | Character: Enfant canal 1
Actor: Antoine Beauvois | Character: Enfant canal 2
Actor: Ferdinand Régent | Character: Enfant canal 3
Actor: Michaël Sabot | Character: Brigadier fluvial
Actor: Wieslaw Puzio | Character: Kaminsky
Actor: Pekka Vahde | Character: SDF banc
Actor: Mélanie Leray | Character: Femme de Solo
Actor: Nina Zem | Character: Fille de Solo
Actor: Chad Zem | Character: Fils de Solo
Actor: Louis Chappey | Character: Fils de Malley
Actor: Pierre-Olivier Mattei | Character: Médecin légiste
Actor: Rafael Gray | Character: Photographe
Actor: Augustin Werkoff | Character: Le "héros" du Port Autonome
Actor: Claire Langmann | Character: Interne de garde
Actor: Michel Terrioux | Character: Musicien club de jazz
Actor: Ahmet Gülbay | Character: Musicien club de jazz
Actor: Michel Zenino | Character: Musicien club de jazz
Actor: Jacques Rutkiewicz | Character: SDF polonais
Actor: Caroline Champetier | Character: Femme dans le train
Actor: Réginald Huguenin | Character: Viticulteur M. Richer
Actor: Allain Naron | Character: Gardien du premier foyer
Actor: Oleg Kasian | Character: Anton Doudalev
Actor: Eric Cremades | Character: Gardien dernier foyer
Actor: Olivier Schneider | Character: Pavel Dimitrov
Actor: Jean-Charles Dumay | Character: Juge d'instruction
Actor: Jean-Paul Salomé | Character: Médecin
Actor: Bruno Villain | Character: Pilier de bar
Actor: Gérard Bousquet | Character: IGS 1
Actor: Guy Bertrand | Character: IGS 2
Actor: Elie Dasan | Character: Piotr Panfilev
Actor: Guiorgui Messaryguine | Character: L'interprète
Actor: Père Constantin | Character: Le pope
Actor: Stéphane Touitou | Character: Réceptionniste hôpital
Actor: Gérard Couchet | Character: Prêtre
Actor: Sébastien Lafargue | Character: Lieutenant Nice
Actor: Dominique de Villepin | Character: Self
Actor: Waléra Kanischtscheff | Character: Anton Doudalev
Actor: Max Zenino | Character: Musicien

[Directors Group]
Name: Xavier Beauvois | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Xavier Beauvois | Role: Writer
Name: Guillaume Bréaud | Role: Writer
Name: Jean-Eric Troubat | Role: Writer
Name: Cédric Anger | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Martine Cassinelli | Role: Producer
Name: Pascal Caucheteux | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Caroline Champetier | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Martine Giordano | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Stéphane Batut | Role: Casting Director
Name: Stéphane Touitou | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Alain Tchilinguirian | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Marielle Robaut | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Françoise Andrejka | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jane Milon | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Annabelle Petit | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Barbara Schneider | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Laurencina Lam | Role: Production Manager
Name: Claire Langmann | Role: Production Manager
Name: Patrick Legac | Role: Production Manager
Name: Thibault Spiral | Role: Production Manager
Name: Monica Taverna | Role: Production Manager
Name: Isabelle Tillou | Role: Production Manager
Name: Augustin Werkoff | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hubert Barbin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Cyril Duval | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Denis Kralj | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tessa Louise-Salomé | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nehra Stella | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Claire Massard | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Emmanuel Augeard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Éric Bonnard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Ceven | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pascal Chauvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Jacques Ferran | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carl Goetgheluck | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Christophe Julé | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marc Mnémosyne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Max Morise | Role: Sound Department
Name: Julien Tellier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Véronique Tiron | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Benoit Talenton | Role: Special Effects
Name: Olivier Zenenski | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Gilles Conseil | Role: Stunts
Name: Pascal Guégan | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Guy-Auguste Boléat | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thibaud Charles | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: André Chemetoff | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emmanuel Demorgon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicolas Dollander | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emile Dubuisson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tiphaine Porsan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aurélien Py | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Baptiste Thibaud | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thierry Valletoux | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerome Vonard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Christiane Barale | Role: Casting Department
Name: Estelle Chailloux | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Priscillia Van Sprengel | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Albertine Lastera | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marie-Julie Maille | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: David Krali | Role: Location Management
Name: Tessa Louise-Salomé | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Thibault Leclercq | Role: Production Department
Name: Monica Taverna | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Agathe Grau | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Barbas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miguel Bejo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurent Berthou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Agnès Chabot | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruno Chiavassa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antoine Galinié | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chloe Leguay | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gerard Savary | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Dominique Besnehard | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Italy: August 31, 2005 (Venice Film Festival)
France: November 16, 2005
Mexico: November 25, 2005 (Festival de Cine Franco-Mexicano)
Belgium: January 4, 2006
Serbia: March 3, 2006 (Belgrade Film Festival)
United States: March 19, 2006 (Rendezvous With French Cinema)
Greece: April 2, 2006 (Festival du Film Francophone)
Germany: July 6, 2006
Canada: July 28, 2006 (Montréal)
United States: September 8, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Canada: October 5, 2006 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
United States: October 13, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
Netherlands: November 4, 2006 (Ciné Premières Festival)
Netherlands: November 30, 2006
Sweden: January 5, 2007
Iceland: March 3, 2007 (French Film Festival)
Hungary: April 13, 2007 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Armenia: July 11, 2007 (Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival)
Argentina: September 24, 2007 (TV premiere)
China: June 16, 2012 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Japan: January 15, 2016 (TV premiere)
France: June 27, 2021 (La Rochelle Film Festival)

Awards

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