Animal (1977 film)
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L'Animal is an action-comedy film directed by Claude Zidi
and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
and Raquel Welch
) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch
). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.
Claude Zidi
Claude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971...
and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
and Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
Plot
Mike (Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.
Cast
- Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
as Mike / Bruno - Raquel WelchRaquel WelchJo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
as Jane - Charles GérardCharles GérardCharles Gérard is a French actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1957. In many fims he worked with director Claude Lelouch.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
as Hyacinthe - Julien GuiomarJulien GuiomarJulien Guiomar , was a French film actor...
as Fechner - Aldo MaccioneAldo MaccioneAldo Maccione is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 50 films since 1964. He was born in Turin, Italy.-Filmography:* L'aventure c'est l'aventure * Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?...
as Sergio Campanese - Dany SavalDany SavalDany Saval is a former French actress.Lithe and lovely French leading lady of the late 1950s and 1960s in both fluffy comedy and intrigue...
as Doris - Raymond Gérôme as Count of Saint-Prix
- Henri GénèsHenri GenèsHenri Génès was a French actor and singer. He was the symbol of the good humor of the South West of France, and he played in more than 80 movies in more than 50 years....
: as Camille, café owner - Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
as The Female Star - Johnny HallydayJohnny HallydayJohnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
as The Male Star - Claude ChabrolClaude ChabrolClaude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
as The Director - Mario David as Santos
- Jacques Alric
- Henri Attal
- Josiane BalaskoJosiane BalaskoJosiane Balasko is a French actress, writer and director.She was born Josiane Balašković in Paris. One of Balasko's most recognized roles among English speakers is as a lesbian in 1995's Gazon maudit...
- Maurice Auzel
- Maurice BénichouMaurice BénichouMaurice Bénichou is a French actor. His best known roles include three collaborations with director Michael Haneke , and a part in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie...
- Edouard Bergara
- Paul BiscigliaPaul Bisciglia-Career:Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one-hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film Trois télégrammes. What followed was several uncredited roles, before landing a much larger part in drama Clara de Montargis...
- Richard BohringerRichard BohringerRichard Bohringer is a French actor.-Personal life:Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has two other children, Richard and Lou.-Career:...
- Anne-Marie Coffinet
- Raphaële Devins
- Isabelle Duby
- Martine Ferrière
- Jean-JacquesJean-JacquesJean-Jacques is a French given name.Notable people bearing the name include:* Jean-Jacques Bertrand , the Premier of Quebec, Canada* Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, a member of the Swiss Federal Council...
- Jean-Jacques Moreau
- Didier Flamand
- Gilles Kohler
- Yves MourousiYves MourousiYves Mourousi was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist. He was the TF1 mid-day news anchor during 14 years between 1975 to 1988 and one of the most popular TV presenter at this time.His name, Mourousi come from his mother, a Russian princess of Phanariote nobility....
- Xavier Saint-MacaryXavier Saint-MacaryXavier Saint-Macary was a French actor, brother of Hubert Saint-Macary.Saint-Macary played in la Nuit américaine and le Château perdu in 1973...
- Agathe Vannier