Mille milliards de dollars (1982)

Director:

Henri Verneuil

Writer:

Henri Verneuil

Stars:

Patrick Dewaere, Michel Auclair, Caroline Cellier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Dewaere	...	Paul Kerjean
Michel Auclair	...	Michel Saint-Claude
Caroline Cellier	...	Hélène Kerjean
Charles Denner	...	Walter, le détective
Anny Duperey	...	Laura Weber
Jeanne Moreau	...	Mme Benoît-Lambert
Mel Ferrer	...	Cornelius A. Woeagen
Fernand Ledoux	...	Guérande
Jean Mercure	...	Holstein
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	L'informateur
Jean-Laurent Cochet	...	Hartmann
André Falcon	...	Pierre Bayen, le rédacteur en chef
Claude Marcault	...	La secrétaire de Kerjean
Jacques Maury	...	Jack Sleiter
Jacqueline Doyen	...	Arlène Robert

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 February 1982 (France)

Also Known As:

Tausend Milliarden Dollar

Company Credits

Production Co:

V. Films, S.F.P.C., Films A2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Bambi (1942)

User Reviews

A great Henri Verneuil's movie, once again ...

Capitalism, liberalism, profits, benefits, money, power ... how far can this vision of life can lead to ? This movie deals with a story that could easily be classified as 'usual' today ; a journalist tries to find the truth about a big holding shady business and discover tremendous things that make his life in danger.

Beyond that cliché of cinema, "Mille Milliards de dollars" points at the world we're living in, where money and power rule, where people thinks to be free but are actually pawns moved by interests and to make always more and more benefits, where the stakes are so huge there are no law anymore, no human beings, just customers, workers, business, profit: The real power is not in politic but in money !

Made about 20 years ago and still so actual...a great movie !