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Les compères (1983)

 -  Comedy | Crime  -  1 March 1984 (USA)
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Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their ... See full summary »

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Paul Martin
Stéphane Bierry ...
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Jean-Jacques Scheffer ...
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Philippe Khorsand ...
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Roland Blanche ...
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Jacques Frantz ...
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Maurice Barrier ...
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Charlotte Maury-Sentier ...
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Giselle Pascal ...
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Patrick Blondel ...
Stéphane
Florence Moreau ...
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Patrice Melennec ...
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Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>

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Fantastique!!!
18 August 1999 | by (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – See all my reviews

I loved this movie when I saw it the first time a long time ago, and loved it again recently. Depardieu and Richard really are the Laurel and Hardy of french films, and this movie has a whistled song line that will not leave your head for years. A must see, especially if you saw the remake "Father's Day" which used the greatest comic talents in american film, and still didn't come close to the original.
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