La Balance
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| Directed by | Bob Swaim |
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| Cinematography | Bernard Zitzermann |
| Edited by | Françoise Javet |
| Music by | Roland Bocquet |
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| Distributed by | Acteurs Auteurs Associés |
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Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Box office | $31.4 million |
La Balance (U.S. title: The Nark; literal translation: The Informer) is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim. It stars Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet, and Jean-Paul Comart. It won the César Award for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress, and was nominated for Most Promising Actor (twice), Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. The film had a total of 4,192,189 admissions in France, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of the year.