French director Luc Besson's American debut is at face value what you might expect from an action film: The…
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Cast
Jean Reno (Leon)Gary Oldman (Stansfield)Natalie Portman (Mathilda)Danny Aiello (Tony)Peter Appel (Malky)Willi One Blood (1st Stansfield Man)Don Creech (2nd Stansfield Man)Keith A. Glascoe (3rd Stansfield Man)Randolph Scott (4th Stansfield Man)Michael Badalucco (Mathilda's Father)Ellen Greene (Mathilda's Mother)Elizabeth Regen (Mathilda's Sister)Carl J. Matusovich (Mathilda's Brother)Frank Senger (Fatman)Lucius Wyatt Cherokee (Tonto)Eric Challier (Bodyguard Chief)Luc Bernard (Mickey)Maïwenn (Blond Babe)
Director
Luc Besson
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Synopsis
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
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