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The Wonderful Crook

Original title: Pas si méchant que ça
  • 19751975
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
212
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The Wonderful Crook (1975)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Het gets romantically involved with one of his victims.A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Het gets romantically involved with one of his victims.A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Het gets romantically involved with one of his victims.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
212
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Claude Goretta
  • Writers
    • Charlotte Dubreuil(collaboration)
    • Claude Goretta
  • Stars
    • Marlène Jobert
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Dominique Labourier
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  • Director
    • Claude Goretta
  • Writers
    • Charlotte Dubreuil(collaboration)
    • Claude Goretta
  • Stars
    • Marlène Jobert
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Dominique Labourier
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    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Gérard Depardieu and Guillaume Depardieu in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, and Dominique Labourier in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Dominique Labourier in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Marlène Jobert and Philippe Léotard in The Wonderful Crook (1975)
    Gérard Depardieu and Marlène Jobert in The Wonderful Crook (1975)

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    Marlène Jobert
    Marlène Jobert
    • Nelly Wagneras Nelly Wagner
    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Pierre Vaucheras Pierre Vaucher
    Dominique Labourier
    Dominique Labourier
    • Marthe Vaucheras Marthe Vaucher
    Jacques Debary
    Jacques Debary
    • Georges Vaucher - le père de Pierreas Georges Vaucher - le père de Pierre
    Philippe Léotard
    Philippe Léotard
    • Julienas Julien
    Michel Robin
    Michel Robin
    • François - le contremaîtreas François - le contremaître
    Paul Crauchet
    Paul Crauchet
    • Henri - l'ivrogneas Henri - l'ivrogne
    Roland Amstutz
    Roland Amstutz
    Maurice Aufair
    Gilbert Bahon
    Fernando Belda
    Alberto Colombaioni
    Carlo Colombaioni
    Guillaume Depardieu
    Guillaume Depardieu
    • Guillaume - le fils de Pierreas Guillaume - le fils de Pierre
    Gérard Despierre
    Bénédict Gampert
    Michèle Gleizer
    • Serveuse du caféas Serveuse du café
    Alfredo Gnasso
      • Director
        • Claude Goretta
      • Writers
        • Charlotte Dubreuil(collaboration)
        • Claude Goretta
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      • Trivia
        Italian censorship visa # 68578 delivered on 1 June 1976.
      • Connections
        Referenced in Police Call 110: Kreise (2015)

      User reviews2

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      Top review
      6/10
      He's not such a bad fellow.
      The screenplay is,by and large,not derivative ;after his dad had a stroke, and was relegated to wheelchair,to live a vegetative life (he could not even speak anymore),his son has to resume the management of the small cabinetmaking workshop .And to pay his little staff becomes a real problem ,so,out of the blue ,he turns into a gangster ,robbing banks and post offices:it's very unexpected ,nothing predicted this sudden new development ,which is all the more effective ;the couple ,making love near the tree where the stealer hid his loot ,and mistaking him for a peeping tom ,is also a good idea; the show for the benefit of the holiday camp which features an idiosyncratic re-telling of William Tell's story ,complete with music , also does the trick.

      On the other hand , Marlene Jobert's character is not so convincing : her behavior may seem implausible as this clichéd girl-tired-of-run-of-the-mill-life turns into a poor man's Bonnie Parker ;Jobert was Shirley McLaine -type and ,had she been given funnier lines ,she would have made wonders .But Swiss director Claude Goretta is an intellectual director, whose works are often lauded beyond their station,and too much is given over to his heroes 'frames of mind and soul-searching (the dull discussions , and the diary of the heroine)in which is finally a trite adultery story

      Not bad, by a long shot, but not as remarkable as critics often claim.
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      • Release date
        • February 19, 1975 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • Switzerland
        • France
      • Official site
        • Jupiter Films (France)
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Not As Bad As All That
      • Filming locations
        • Aubonne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
      • Production companies
        • Artco-Film
        • Citel Films
        • Action Films
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 52 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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