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Les grands ducs

  • 19961996
  • 1h 25m
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5.9/10
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Les grands ducs (1996)
Comedy
Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1K
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    • Patrice Leconte
    • Serge Frydman
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Stars
    • Jean-Pierre Marielle
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Jean Rochefort
    • Patrice Leconte
    • Serge Frydman
    • Patrice Leconte
  • Stars
    • Jean-Pierre Marielle
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Jean Rochefort
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Michel Blanc and Catherine Jacob in Les grands ducs (1996)
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    Catherine Jacob, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, and Jean Rochefort in Les grands ducs (1996)
    Catherine Jacob and Jean Rochefort in Les grands ducs (1996)
    Catherine Jacob and Jean Rochefort in Les grands ducs (1996)
    Catherine Jacob in Les grands ducs (1996)
    Catherine Jacob and Jean Rochefort in Les grands ducs (1996)
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    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    Jean-Pierre Marielle
    • Georges Cox
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Victor Vialat
    Jean Rochefort
    Jean Rochefort
    • Eddie Carpentier
    Catherine Jacob
    Catherine Jacob
    • Carla Milo
    Michel Blanc
    Michel Blanc
    • Shapiron
    Clotilde Courau
    Clotilde Courau
    • Juliette
    Pierre-Arnaud Juin
    • Pat
    Jacques Mathou
    Jacques Mathou
    • Janvier
    Marie Pillet
    • Clémence
    Jacques Nolot
    Jacques Nolot
    • Francis Marceau
    Jean-Marie Galey
    • Markus
    Olivier Pajot
    • Le metteur
    Claude Dereppe
    • L'acteur en smoking blanc
    • (as Claude Derepp)
    Nathalie Krebs
    • Irène
    Laurence Ragon
    • L'actrice en nuisette
    Louis-Marie Audubert
    • Le metteur
    Luc Distelmans
    • L'acteur de la 2ème pièce
    Fabien Béhar
    • Le régisseur du 2ème théatre
      • Patrice Leconte
      • Serge Frydman
      • Patrice Leconte
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    • Alternate versions
      Shown in 1.66:1 aspect ratio for some television broadcasts. Including the Spanish Castilian DVD edition.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Parole de cinéaste: Patrice Leconte dans la cour des grands (2015)

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    10/10
    Legendary French director Patrice Leconte directs an outstanding comedy about mad, mad world of theater !!!!
    It is a pity that French press has always shown a kind of step brotherly treatment towards Patrice Leconte.There are not many cinema admirers who know that Patrice Leconte directed "Les Bronzés",an important commercial success in the history of French cinema.For French media,Patrice Leconte is a different kind of director as they don't consider him as an auteur in the strict sense of the word neither a popular cinema director.This is one of the reasons why his film "Les Grands Ducs" was not able to garner critical success upon its initial release in 1996.A good news for admirers of comedy films is that DVD release of "Les Grands Ducs" has given a new lease of life to Patrice Leconte and many other directors who have been unjustly poorly judged by press in France."Les Grands Ducs" is one of the best examples of filmed theater.Its director Patrice Leconte defends the cause of those innumerable talented actors who are forced to act in small roles which are badly paid.His film is a proof of the fact that art of theater is very much alive in France despite various economic upheavals which have cast their shadows on French culture.Patrice Leconte is really at ease when he directs his actors with such accurate precision that they make theater watching a pleasant visual experience.He has been able to elicit beautiful performances from experienced French actors Jean Rochefort,Philippe Noiret and Jean Pierre Marielle.These three giant figures of French cinema tell us what it takes to be "a Cachetonneur !".
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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1996 (United States)
      • France
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Vienne, Isère, France
    • Production companies
      • Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes
      • Cofimage 7
      • Lambart Productions
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
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