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Title: The Sucker (1965)
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| Bourvil | ... | Antoine Maréchal | |
| Louis de Funès | ... | Léopold Saroyan | |
| Venantino Venantini | ... | Mickey dit le bègue ou la souris | |
| Henri Génès | ... | Martial (as Henri Genés) | |
| Lando Buzzanca | ... | Lino | |
| Jacques Eyser | ... | Un complice de Saroyan | |
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Henri Virlojeux | ... | Un complice de Saroyan |
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Jean Meyer | ... | Un complice de Saroyan |
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Jack Ary | ... | Le douanier-chef (as Jacques Ary) |
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Jean-Marie Bon | ... | Le garagiste à Rome |
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Guy Delorme | ... | Luigi - un homme de Mickey |
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Jean Droze | ... | Un homme de Saroyan |
| Jacques Ferrière | ... | Un homme de Saroyan (as Jacques Ferriere) | |
| Guy Grosso | ... | Un douanier (as Grosso) | |
| Michel Modo | ... | Un douanier (as Modo) | |
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In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu". Written by KGF Vissers
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As only the French can do this...another screen delight after the long run of "A MAN AND A WOMAN"...about a man, a man and a woman! See more »Certificate:
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Next to La Grande Vadrouille (1966) this was Louis de Funès biggest success in France. See more »Goofs
When Maréchal gets out of the shower early in his Italian trip, he is heard humming but the sound does not match his facial expressions at all. See more »Quotes
Leopold Saroyan: But he's honest. You can see it in his face. And that's the best passport there is. For a customs officer, the person's the suspect, not the car.See more »
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Release Date:
24 March 1965 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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FRF5,300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Of course this movie is dated (43 years by now), but in my opinion that rather adds to the fun. We get to see quite many street scenes of the time, in France and Italy, and of course lots of cars from that period (including two Rolls-Royces). For railfans, even a "Picasso" railcar is thrown in...
I'm normally not a fan of Louis de Funès' frantic humour, which is also evidenced here, but he also has very admirable (non-talking) moments, like the Cadillac repair to a classical music score, or the muscle comparison in the camping shower.
In all, a turbulent comedy plus Italian road movie. Very lovely. The German DVD I bought (Universal 2008, titled "Louis, das Schlitzohr") also has English, Spanish and Dutch dubs, but not the original French soundtrack. Still, jolly good fun which made my Friday night perfect :^)