Directed by:
Georges LautnerCinematography:
Maurice FellousComposer:
Michel MagneCast:
Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Claude Rich, Jean Lefebvre, Horst Frank, Venantino Venantini, Robert Dalban, Paul Meurisse, Jacques Dumesnil, Dominique Davray (more)Plots(1)
Fernand is contacted by his old friend Louis who is dying, and he hopes that Fernand (a former gangster himself) will take over his racket and look after his daughter, Patricia, who only thinks about having fun. Fernand is left with a group of underground businesses including gambling and liquor who owe Louis several million francs, but they'd rather take a shot at rubbing Fernand out and taking the throne for themselves than pay up. After surviving their first onslaught, he declares war on the other families and their shady operations. (Moscow International Film Festival)
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The action comedy beloved by the French, with the ever-hungry Lino Ventura and the young Sabine Sinjen. We see one classic actor next to another. I always like to see Bernard Blier's bald head, and Jean Lefebvre is omnipresent. Watching Ventura create his uncle, especially with the help of endless gastronomic orgies, is nice, but unfortunately, it doesn't carry the whole film. He feeds himself nicely and he also indulges in a bit of coffee or even something a little stronger with his own elegance, but if we are in the plane of comedy to parody, please make the action scenes more humorous.
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