Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Lino Ventura | ... | Fernand Naudin | |
| Bernard Blier | ... | Raoul Volfoni | |
| Francis Blanche | ... | Maître Folace | |
| Claude Rich | ... | Antoine Delafoy | |
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Pierre Bertin | ... | Adolphe Amédée Delafoy |
| Robert Dalban | ... | Jean | |
| Jean Lefebvre | ... | Paul Volfoni | |
| Horst Frank | ... | Théo | |
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Charles Regnier | ... | Tomate |
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Mac Ronay | ... | Bastien |
| Venantino Venantini | ... | Pascal | |
| Sabine Sinjen | ... | Patricia | |
| Jacques Dumesnil | ... | Louis le Mexicain | |
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Yves Arcanel | ... | Le contremaitre de l'usine de Montauban. |
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Philippe Castelli | ... | Le tailleur |
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Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob. Written by Anonymous
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27 November 1963 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Towards the end of the film, before the final shooting in the distillery, Fernand says he has a wedding at 10 (supposedly 10:00AM). Later on, at the very final shot, after the car explodes in front of the church, the church clock clearly indicates 06:30PM. In France, wedding ceremonies never last for 8 and a half hours... See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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What is so special about this movie ? Its density... It lasts about two hours, and you don't have any time to breathe, because of the intelligence, and the spirit of every quote. It is a shame that there are no exemples of quotes from it on this site, it would make you laugh just to read them. Under the appearance of a classic dark detective movie, it is one of the funniest comedy ever made. The only thing is that, to keep the atmosfear, you ought to see it in original version (french). But, for Audiard and his humor, for Launtner and his inspired direction, and, most of all, for the actors (especially Bernard Blier) everybody in the whole world must see it at least once. One of the greatest french movies ever made (and God knows the quality of the french cinema) !