Movie
Le Guignolo
Overview
After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look after his briefcase until after they have landed. Alexandre agrees, but the stranger is shot dead soon after and Alexandre himself becomes the target of enemy agents who are keen to recover the briefcase...
Details
- Release date
- 1980-03-26
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Gaumont International, Cerito Films, Opera Film Produzione
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse
- Mirella D'Angelo as Sophie Chaperon / Pamela
- Michel Galabru as Achille Sureau, un ancien complice d'Alexandre
- Carla Romanelli as Gina, ancienne amante et complice d'Alexandre
- Paolo Bonacelli as Kamal
- Georges Géret as Joseph, dit « commandant Donnadieu », un agent de la DGSE
- Von Gretchen Shepard as Caroline
- Pierre Vernier as Helmut von Ofenburg, pigeon de service
- Michel Beaune as Louis Fréchet
- Tony Kendall as Fredo
- Maurice Auzel as Le franchouillard
- Henri Guybet as Machavoine, l'espion plombier
Crew
- Georges Lautner - Director
- Michel Audiard - Writer
- Jean Herman - Screenplay
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