Trop petit mon ami (1970)

Director:

Eddy Matalon

Writers:

James Hadley Chase (novel), Jean-Claude Grumberg (adaptation),

Stars:

Jane Birkin, Michael Dunn, Bernard Fresson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Birkin	...	Christine Mars / Christine Devone
Michael Dunn	...	Tiky Edriss
Bernard Fresson	...	Philippe Algir
Claude Brasseur	...	L'inspecteur Hess
André Pousse	...	L'inspecteur Terrell (as André Poussé)
Sady Rebbot	...	L'inspecteur Lepsky
Roger Blin	...	Boris
Martine Renaud	...	Patricia Devone
Jean-Claude Michel	...	Robert Devone
André Julien	...	Le cireur
Armand Meffre	...	Le sculpteur
Billy Kearns	...	Wanassee
Jacques Hilling	...	Le médecin légiste
Andrée Tainsy	...	Mme Herbin
Jean-Pierre Lituac	...	Le directeur du collège

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | based on novel

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

15 September 1970 (France)

Also Known As:

Too Small My Friend

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films du Quadrangle, Les, Les Films Corona

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

A good time waster

A movie adapted from a James Hadley Chase novel, written in 1965. As many Chase's novels, it takes place in Paradise City, Florida - Cannes, France for the movie - and tells the story of a bunch of hoods who want to steal the safes' content of the city bank. In that purpose, they get rid off the stepdaughter of the director's bank, a young girl the manager did not really know, and replace her by another young woman, an accomplice - Jane Birkin. The girl will have to get a job in the bank, she will be in charge of the safe deposit room, and help rich customers to have access to their safes. Her "job" consisting in making prints of the safe keys with wax...

A thrilling suspense with a good surprise. One of the bad guys, the "brain", is no one else than Michael Dunn, the dwarf, actor in Wild Wild West TV series, the mighty Miguelito Loveless, long time James West - Robert Conrad- enemy.

The end is confusing, but why not...