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| Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Bob Saint-Clair / François Merlin | |
| Jacqueline Bisset | ... | Tatiana / Christine | |
| Vittorio Caprioli | ... | Karpof / Charron | |
| Hans Meyer | ... | Colonel Collins | |
| Monique Tarbès | ... | Mrs. Berger | |
| Mario David | |||
| Bruno Garcin | ... | Pilu | |
| Raymond Gérôme | ... | General Pontaubert | |
| Jean Lefebvre | ... | The electrician | |
| Fabrizio Moresco | |||
| André Weber | ... | The plumber | |
| Hubert Deschamps | ... | Le vendeur | |
| Bernard Musson | ... | Interpreter | |
| Thalie Frugès | ... | Publishing House Hostess | |
| René Barrera | ... | The Chinese / The Bride | |
| Rodrigo Puebla | ... | Benson (as Rodrigo A. Puebla) | |
| Jean-Pierre Rambal | ... | The Lecturer | |
| Gaëtan Noël | ... | Doctor | |
| Micha Bayard | |||
| Roger Muni | |||
| Victor Jarson | |||
| Caline Bautte | |||
| Claude Salino | |||
| Jean-Paul Jarre | |||
| Max Desrau | |||
| Robert Berri | (as Robert Berry) | ||
| Lucienne Legrand | |||
| Guy Simonnet | |||
| Sébastien Floche | |||
| Laure Moutoussamy | ... | Une amie de Charron | |
| Michel Thomass | ... | Le faux pope | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Pierre Assena | ... | Jean (uncredited) | |
| Maurice Auzel | ... | Mécanicien aéroport (uncredited) | |
| Jack Berard | ... | Interpreter (uncredited) | |
| Philippe de Broca | ... | Un plombier (uncredited) | |
| Henry Czarniak | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Raoul Guylad | ... | The Albanian (uncredited) | |
| Charly Koubesserian | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| Louis Navarre | ... | Intrepreter (uncredited) | |
| Jacques Wajsmark | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Philippe de Broca | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Philippe de Broca | writer | |
| Vittorio Caprioli | writer | |
| Jean-Paul Rappeneau | writer | |
| Francis Veber | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Amon | .... | associate producer | |
| Georges Dancigers | .... | producer | |
| Alexandre Mnouchkine | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Claude Bolling | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| René Mathelin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Henri Lanoë | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| François de Lamothe | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert Christidès | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marc Blanchard | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Charly Koubesserian | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Alain Belmondo | .... | production manager | |
| Alain Pancrazi | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Tony Aboyantz | .... | assistant director | |
| Claude Gorsky | .... | assistant director | |
| Jesús Marín | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jacques Brizzio | .... | assistant decorator (as Jack Brizio) | |
| Pierre Duquesne | .... | assistant decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jean Labussière | .... | sound engineer | |
| Jean Nény | .... | sound engineer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Georges Iaconelli | .... | special effects | |
| León Ortega | .... | special effects | |
| André Pierdel | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Philippe Bordas | .... | assistant camera | |
| Maurice Chapiron | .... | still photographer | |
| Jean-Paul Cornu | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jean-Paul Schwartz | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Monique André | .... | assistant editor | |
| Catherine Dubeau | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| René Chateau | .... | press attache | |
| Suzanne Durrenberger | .... | script supervisor | |
| Elisabeth Manet-Schwatz | .... | production secretary | |
| Janine Ruault | .... | administrator | |
| Armando Solís | .... | administrator | |
| Louis Trinoner | .... | administrator | |
| Georges Aminel | .... | voice dubbing: Karpof/Charron/Colonel Collins (uncredited) | |
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The first half of "Le Magnifique" is postmodern tongue-in-cheek genius, a wild, ludicrous and in every department excellent mixture of James Bond spoof, splatter effects, slapstick, intertextual verve and romantic comedy clearly exceeding the ten stars limit, plus a downright irresistible Jacqueline Bisset (and I'm not even into brunettes). The second half, hmm, doesn't really come as a letdown, but sticks more to conventional vaudeville formulas and simply can't live up to the absurd roller-coaster folly already established, a few bitter tones possibly due to Francis Veber, a prolific and superb, but sometimes uneven writer who also worked on the script. The Canal Plus DVD features the French original as well as the English and German dub. As for comic dramas of the 70s, unorthodox and essential viewing.