The Assault

The Assault

Monday 26th December 1994. Marignane Airport.

2011•1h 28m•5.9/10

DramaActionThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(265)

December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.

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Production

Labyrinthe Films, BUF, Piste Rouge, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Mars Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Vincent Elbaz

Vincent Elbaz

Thierry

Grégori Derangère

Grégori Derangère

Denis Favier

Mélanie Bernier

Mélanie Bernier

Carole

Aymen Saïdi

Aymen Saïdi

Yahia

Chems Dahmani

Chems Dahmani

Mustapha

Mohid Abid

Mohid Abid

Makhlouf

Djanis Bouzyani

Djanis Bouzyani

Salim

Marie Guillard

Marie Guillard

Claire

Naturel Le Ruyet

Emma

Philippe Bas

Philippe Bas

GIGN Snipper Didier

Philippe Cura

Philippe Cura

GIGN #1

Grégoire Taulère

Grégoire Taulère

GIGN #2

Charlie Costillas

Charlie Costillas

Young GIGN Recruit #1

Ludovic Meacci

Young GIGN Recruit #2

Laurent Paillot

Laurent Paillot

GIGN Administrative

Antoine Basler

Antoine Basler

Solignac

Louis Arène

Louis Arène

Solignac's Assistant

Hugo Becker

Hugo Becker

Leroy

Hugues Martel

Hugues Martel

Orsay Cabinet Director

Hervé Dubourjal

Hervé Dubourjal

Beauvau Cabinet Director

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