Happy New Year (1973)
La bonne année (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 55min
- Comedy, Crime
- 13 Apr 1973 (France)
- Movie
Released from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met...
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- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Simon
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Françoise
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Charles Gérard | ... |
Charlot
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André Falcon | ... |
Le bijoutier
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Mireille Mathieu
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Lilo | ... |
Madame Félix
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| Claude Mann | ... |
L'intellectuel
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Frédéric de Pasquale | ... |
L'amant parisien
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Gérard Sire | ... |
Le directeur de la prison
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| Silvano Tranquilli | ... |
L'amant italien
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André Barello |
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Michel Bertay |
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Norman de la Chesnaye |
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Pierre Edeline |
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Pierre Pontiche |
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Michou | ... |
Michou
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Bettina Rheims | ... |
La jeune vendeuse
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Joseph Rythmann |
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Georges Staquet | ... |
Le commissaire de police à Paris
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Jacques Villedieu |
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Harry Walter |
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| Anouk Aimée | ... |
Une femme (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Élie Chouraqui | ... |
Le détenu qui s'évade de prison (uncredited)
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Rémy Julienne | ... |
Chauffeur de taxi (uncredited)
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| Jean-Louis Trintignant | ... |
Un homme (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Claude Lelouch | ||
Written by
| Claude Lelouch | ... | (story) |
| Pierre Uytterhoeven | ... | (written by) & |
| Claude Lelouch | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Alain Terzian | ... | producer |
Music by
| Francis Lai | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean Collomb | ||
| Claude Lelouch | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Georges Klotz | ||
Editorial Department
| Françoise Orsoni | ... | assistant editor |
| Alexis Pezas | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Arlette Gordon | ||
Makeup Department
| Michel Deruelle | ... | makeup artist |
| Joël Lavau | ... | makeup artist |
| Ava Monneret | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Pierre Pardon | ... | production manager |
| Tania | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Élie Chouraqui | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| André Davalan | ... | property master: undefined |
Sound Department
| Bernard Bats | ... | sound mixer |
| Robert Pouret | ... | foley artist |
| Alex Pront | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bernard Rochut | ... | boom operator |
Stunts
| Rémy Julienne | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Atellian | ... | grip |
| Alain Basnier | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean Collomb | ... | lighting director |
| Etienne George | ... | still photographer |
| Jacques Lefrançois | ... | assistant camera |
| Charles Lefèvre | ... | gaffer |
| Claude Lelouch | ... | camera operator |
| Roger Wingel | ... | gaffer (as Roger Wengel) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Elise Servet | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Catherine Desage | ... | lyricist |
| Christian Gaubert | ... | orchestrator |
Additional Crew
| Eugène Bellin | ... | production accountant |
| Gaya Bécaud | ... | crew |
| Denise Cassotti | ... | production secretary |
| Sabine Cocheteux | ... | crew |
Production Companies
- Les Films 13 (co-production) (presents)
- Rizzoli Film (co-production)
Distributors
- Les Films 13 (1973) (World-wide)
- Doperfilme (1973) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Constantin Film (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1974) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'Happy New Year')
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- TF1 (1978) (France) (tv)
- Regie Cassette Vidéo (RCV) (1982) (France) (video) (Betamax)
- VPS Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Fil à Film (1992) (France) (VHS)
- Éditions Atlas (1994) (France) (VHS)
- TF1 Vidéo (1997) (France) (VHS)
- TF1 Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Black Hill Pictures (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Aventi (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Marco Polo Production (2014) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Marco Polo Production (2014) (France) (DVD)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- France 5 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Levné Knihy (2008) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Neoclassica (2007) (Russia) (DVD)
- Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
- StudioCanal International (1973) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eurocitel (titles)
- Henri Stern (furs)
- Studios de Billancourt (auditorium)
- Éditions 23 (music)
Storyline
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Released from prison apparently under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of Stanley Kubrick's favorite movies. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in If We Owned a Movie Theater - Overlooked Films: The Conversation, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Real Life, The Green Wall, And Now My Love, Happy New Year (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Bonne Année See more » |