Les tontons flingueurs (1963)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Georges Lautner

Writers:

Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Georges Lautner (dialogue)

Release Date:

4 October 1963 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Crime

Plot:

Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican"...

Plot Keywords:

Help | Spoof | Paris | Cult Comedy | Cult Favorite

Cast

Lino Ventura	...	Fernand Naudin
Bernard Blier	...	Raoul Volfoni
Francis Blanche	...	Maître Folace
Claude Rich	...	Antoine Delafoy
Pierre Bertin	...	Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
Robert Dalban	...	Jean
Jean Lefebvre	...	Paul Volfoni
Horst Frank	...	Théo
Charles Régnier	...	Tomate
Mac Ronay	...	Bastien
Venantino Venantini	...	Pascal
Sabine Sinjen	...	Patricia
Jacques Dumesnil	...	Louis le Mexicain
Yves Arcanel
Philippe Castelli	...	Le tailleur

Also Known As:

Crooks in Clover (UK)
In famiglia si spara (Italy)
Le terminus des prétentieux (France) (working title)
Mein Onkel, der Gangster (West Germany)
Monsieur Gangster (USA)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | West Germany | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Eglise Saint-Germain-de-Charonne, Paris 20, Paris, France

Company:

Corona Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Cameo: [Paul Meurisse]The guy with the monocle saluting Lino Ventura at the end of the movie is Paul Meurisse, a reference to the Movie _Le Monocle noir_ also by Georges Lautner.

Movie Connections:

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What is so special about this movie ? Its density... It lasts about two hours, and you don't have any time to breathe, because of the intelligence, and the spirit of every quote. It is a shame that there are no exemples of quotes from it on this site, it would make you laugh just to read them. Under the appearance of a classic dark detective movie, it is one of the funniest comedy ever made. The only thing is that, to keep the atmosfear, you ought to see it in original version (french). But, for Audiard and his humor, for Launtner and his inspired direction, and, most of all, for the actors (especially Bernard Blier) everybody in the whole world must see it at least once. One of the greatest french movies ever made (and God knows the quality of the french cinema) !