The Axe (film)

This article is about Costa-Gavras's adaption of Donald Westlake's The Ax. For the Park Chan-Wook adaption, see No Other Choice (film).
The Axe
Original French poster
FrenchLe couperet
Directed byCosta-Gavras
Written byJean-Claude Grumberg
Costa-Gavras
Based onThe Ax
by Donald E. Westlake
Produced byMichèle Ray-Gavras
StarringJosé Garcia
CinematographyPatrick Blossier
Music byArmand Amar
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 March 2005 (2005-03-02) (France)[1]
  • 9 March 2005 (2005-03-09) (Belgium)[2]
  • 26 October 2005 (2005-10-26) (Spain)[2]
Running time
162 min[1]
Countries
LanguageFrench
Budget$5.4 million[3]
Box office$4.9 million[3]

The Axe (US title: The Ax) (French: Le couperet) is a 2005 black comedy-drama thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras and starring José Garcia, Karin Viard, and Olivier Gourmet. The film is an adaptation of the 1997 novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, and follows the attempts by a laid-off employee to get back on his feet. He eventually becomes so desperate that he is prepared to kill his job competitors. The film is a co-production between France, Belgium and Spain.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Axe". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Le couperet". Lumiere. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "JP's Box-Office: Le couperet". JP's Box-Office (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-26.