A poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss' son. Making friends with a naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.
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Title: The Toy (1976)
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3 nominations.
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| Pierre Richard | ... | François Perrin | |
| Michel Bouquet | ... | Pierre Rambal-Cochet | |
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Fabrice Greco | ... | Eric Rambal-Cochet |
| Jacques François | ... | Blénac | |
| Daniel Ceccaldi | ... | Le père de famille | |
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Charles Gérard | ... | Le photographe |
| Michel Aumont | ... | Le directeur du magasin | |
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Suzy Dyson | ... | Madame Rambal-Crochet |
| Gérard Jugnot | ... | Pignier | |
| Michel Robin | ... | Le domestique | |
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Michèle Sand | ... | Nicole Perrin |
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Alix Mahieux | ... | La gouvernante |
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Lyne Chardonnet | ... | Mlle Blond |
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Lyvia D'Alche | ... | L'hôtesse |
| Yves Barsacq | ... | Robert | |
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When François, a journalist, is touring a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. All afraid of the despotic industrialist who is also the newspaper's owner, François is forced to agree to this masquerade. Becoming the friend of the child, he induces him, who wants to make a newspaper, to unveil publicly the real tyrannical way of life of his father. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>
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Around 01:18:41, François's arms are along his body. On the next shot, his thumbs are inside pockets. On the next shot, his arms are along his body again. And so on... See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
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8 December 1976 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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This is a great film! Richard Pryor thought he could use a remake as his personal vehicle in 'The Toy", but the American Hollywood version lacked the
insight and the comic spirit of the French original.
The film captures the arrogance and hateful attitude of the capitalist rich towards their employees to a T. I was laughing throughout the entire film!
If you get a chance, check it out. I give it 100 stars on a scale of 0 to 10. Give it to Hollywood to mess this one up, which they did. When will we Americans get fed up with this LA butchering of an art form always transformed into commercialized spoon-fed crap? See the original and weep for Poor Richard.