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L'animal (1977)

100 min  -  Action | Comedy | Romance   -  5 October 1977 (France)
6.4
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A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher who can't do one single job without something going wrong... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Zidi

Writers:

Michel Audiard (dialogue), Michel Audiard (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Paul Belmondo ...
Mike Gaucher et Bruno Ferrari
Raquel Welch ...
Jane Gardner
Dany Saval Dany Saval ...
Doris
Raymond Gérôme Raymond Gérôme ...
Le comte de Saint-Prix
Jane Birkin ...
La vedette féminine
Johnny Hallyday ...
La vedette masculine
Yves Mourousi Yves Mourousi ...
Himself
Charles Gérard Charles Gérard ...
Hyacinthe
Claude Chabrol ...
Le metteur en scène
Mario David Mario David ...
Santos, le Gitan
Henri Génès Henri Génès ...
Camille, le patron du bistrot
Julien Guiomar Julien Guiomar ...
Fechner
Aldo Maccione Aldo Maccione ...
Sergio Campanese
Jacques Alric Jacques Alric ...
Le maître d'hôtel
Henri Attal Henri Attal ...
Un assistant
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Storyline

A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher who can't do one single job without something going wrong. His fiancée wants to kill him, the film studios don't want to give him any more work and, as King Kong for a promotion in a supermarket, he winds up destroying some display shelves. The only role he plays well is pretending not to be able to hear, speak and walk in order to get money from the government. Then along comes the "beautiful" actor called Bruno Ferrari. Supposedly a fearless stuntman, Ferrari turns out to be afraid of heights once his feet leave the ground. So a stuntman is needed to prevent a scandal. And who is the man who looks most (or exactly) like Bruno? You guessed it, good-for-nothing Mike... Written by Markus Wachenheim <markusw@geocities.com>  

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stuntwoman See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

After a couple of under performing movies (by Belmondo's high standards anyway), he returns with this movie which was the 5th highest grossing movie of its year in France. See more »

Connections

References Mado (1976) See more »