
The Transporter

Rules are made to be broken.
Overview
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $43.9M worldwide, about 2.1 times its $21M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Marseille, Cannes, Nice and 4 other locations
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Setting
Set in Paris and Nice
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Sequels
Followed by Transporter 2
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Collection
Part of The Transporter Collection
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Music
Music by Stanley Clarke
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pierre Morel
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Robert Mark KamenScreenplay
- Luc BessonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 2, 2002
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $21M
- Revenue
- $43.9M
- Countries
- United States of America, France
- Collection
- The Transporter Collection
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In the United States
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