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The Wise Guys
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Hector Valentin
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Lino Ventura | ... |
Laurent
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Marie Dubois | ... |
Jackie Keller
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Jess Hahn | ... |
Nénesse
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Jean-Claude Rolland | ... |
Mick
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Hénia Suchar | ... |
Christiane
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Reine Courtois | ... |
Yvonne Didier
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Nick Stephanini | ... |
Lucien Therraz
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Roger Jacquet | ... |
Capester
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Marc Eyraud | ... |
L'éducateur
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François Vibert | ... |
Keller
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Mick Besson | ... |
Raoul
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Michel Charrel | ... |
Cuirzepas
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Skida
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Hector Valentin (Bourvil) returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger... See full synopsis »
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
June 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Wise Guys See more »Company Credits
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Alexandra Film, Les Productions Belles Rives, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) See more »
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With "les Grandes gueules" ,Robert Enrico made a volte face:whereas his first works ' actors were completely unknown,he 's got two French megastars Bourvil and Lino Ventura.
Someone who would have only seen Enrico's two first efforts might easily think that this Enrico is another director an homonym."Au coeur de LA Vie" his first film was a masterpiece ,so ahead of its time it continues to fascinate the directors ("Jacob's ladder" was clearly inspired by "La Riviere du Hibou " aka "An Occurrence at owl creek bridge" ).Although not as ambitious in scope as it,"la Belle Vie" was anti-commercial stuff.
Actually "les Grandes Gueules" is Robert Enrico as the audience may have to like him: manly friendship,fighting against something hostile. Jose Giovanni provided Enrico with the screenplay and the most amazing thing is that the villains either do not intervene (the big sawmill's boss's men )very often in a 2hours+ movie or do not show up (Ventura's enemy) at all.Few women :Mick and his girlfriend's love affair is doomed.Marie Dubois's part is too underwritten to allow her to shine in a man's story.
Finally,"Les Grandes gueules" is a blueprint for Enrico's next movie ,"les Aventuriers" which succeeded at depicting male friendship,introducing an endearing female character and telling a really absorbing tale (again written by Jose Giovanni)