A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Simon Pegg | ... | Hector | |
| Rosamund Pike | ... | Clara | |
| Tracy Ann Oberman | ... | Pathetic Jane | |
| Jean Reno | ... | Diego Baresco | |
| Veronica Ferres | ... | Anjali | |
| Barry Atsma | ... | Michael | |
| Ming Zhao | ... | Ying Li | |
| Togo Igawa | ... | Old Monk | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | Professor Coreman | |
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Bruce Fontaine | ... | Malcolm |
| Chad Willett | ... | Alan | |
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Bernard Cuffling | ... | Professor Niedorf |
| Jakob Davies | ... | Young Hector | |
| Chris Gauthier | ... | Roger | |
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Dean Paul Gibson | ... | Joyless Husband |
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A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
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The best part of life is living it. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
14 August 2014 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Hector e a Procura da Felicidade See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$40,847, 19 September 2014, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,121,961, 12 December 2014Company Credits
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Hector: [waking suddenly from a nightmare] Clara!
Clara: Hector... Morning, sweetheart. Time to raise and shine.
Hector: [narrating] One upon a time, there was a young psychiatrist called Hector, who had a very satisfactory life. His world was tidy, uncomplicated. And he liked it that way. He took great comfort in its predictable patterns. Patterns his girl friend Clara was happy to maintain.
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written & performed by Paul Rabjohns
published by Ringkeed, Inc (BMI)
courtesy of Paul Rabjohns
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The second film to include Stellan Skarsgård and Jean Reno, the first being Ronin (1998). See more »Goofs
In the night club, Ying Li joins Hector at his table where he wears spectacles. We then see them both walk up a stairway. Hector neither wears nor carries the spectacles. On the final camera shot (looking down the stairs) Hector has his spectacles in his right hand. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Hector: [waking suddenly from a nightmare] Clara!
Clara: Hector... Morning, sweetheart. Time to raise and shine.
Hector: [narrating] One upon a time, there was a young psychiatrist called Hector, who had a very satisfactory life. His world was tidy, uncomplicated. And he liked it that way. He took great comfort in its predictable patterns. Patterns his girl friend Clara was happy to maintain.
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Hector Kidnappedwritten & performed by Paul Rabjohns
published by Ringkeed, Inc (BMI)
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