The Ax

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The Ax

2005

2h 2m

6.9(192 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.

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61 members

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José Garcia

Bruno Davert

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Karin Viard

Marlène Davert

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Geordy Monfils

Maxime Davert

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Christa Théret

Betty Davert

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Ulrich Tukur

Hutchinson

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Olivier Gourmet

Machefer

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Yvon Back

Etienne Barnet

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Thierry Hancisse

l'inspecteur Kesler

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Olga Grumberg

Iris Thompson

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Yolande Moreau

préposée de la Poste

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Dieudonné Kabongo

Quinlan Longus

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Jean-Pierre Gos

Garagiste

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Vanessa Larré

Prédatrice

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Serge Larivière

Inspecteur

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Jeanne Savary

La présentatrice TV

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Luce Mouchel

Mme Rick

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Philippe Bardy

Edouard Rick

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Marie Kremer

Judy Rick

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Raphaël D'Olce

Gradé Gendarmerie

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Renaud Rutten

Motard Gendarmerie

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Jean-Michel Balthazar

Barman Arcadia

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Luc Bromagne

PDG

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Michel Carcan

Rolf Kranz

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Robert Borremans

Inspecteur Otto Zirner

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Alain Guillo

Jack

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Jean-Maurice Knockaert

Chef de rayon

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Marc Legein

M. Birch

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Marie-Hélène Baleau

Madame Birch

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Corentin Lobet

Jeune chauffeur

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Hervé Pauchon

Dentiste

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Abdelmalek Kadi

Pompiste

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Gérard Kuhnl

Léon Ringer

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Marie-Pierre Chaix

Madame Ringer

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Christophe Brault

Journaliste TV

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Olivier Ravanello

Journaliste TV

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Writing

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Premier témoin

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Émilie Raffoul

Deuxième témoin

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Alice Kakou

Troisième témoin

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Michèle Berrebi

Procureur

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John Landis

Père du copain de Maxime

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Emmanuel Hamon

Jeune commissaire

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Marie-Rose Roland

Femme de chambre

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Robert Guilmard

Automobiliste

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Laurence Bremont

Femme automobiliste

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Julie Gavras

Jeune femme cabine

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Catherine Salée

Lydia

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Nabil Ben Yadir

Eboueur

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Pierre Choul

Danseur de claquettes

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Stéphane Csala

Directeur du cinéma

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Romain Gavras

Inspecteur civil

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Éric Bronchart

Inspecteur civil

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Serge Devos

Inspecteur civil

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Dominique Reding

Inspecteur civil

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Alain Beaufort

Assistant Kessler

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Airy Routier

Jeune homme entretien

Production

Laurence Lafiteau

Jeune femme entretien

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Francine Martel

Concierge Blacher

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Denis Taurel

Client Café l'Étape

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Hugues Faget

Client Café l'Étape

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Julie Maes

Mme Kranz (uncredited)

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Joseph Rapp

A man in the restaurant (uncredited)

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