Le Corniaud
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Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
, released in 1965.
Plot
While leaving his flat in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
for vacation, Antoine Maréchal has an car accident. His 2CV
Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV |tax horsepower]]”) was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1948 and 1990. It was technologically advanced and innovative, but with uncompromisingly utilitarian unconventional looks, and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork, that belied the sheer...
is totally wrecked by Léopold Saroyan's Bentley
Bentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...
, the director of an import-export company. As a compensation for the accident, Saroyan offers Maréchal to drive his best friend's 1964 Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac Eldorado
The 1953 Eldorado was a special-bodied, low-production convertible . It was the production version of the 1952 El Dorado "Golden Anniversary" concept car, and borrowed bumper bullets from the 1951 GM Le Sabre show car...
from Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
to Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, all expenses paid. Unknown to Maréchal, Saroyan is the leader of a criminal organization and the Cadillac is filled with drugs, stolen gold and diamonds. Maréchal departs for his destination, oblivious of both his cargo and Saroyan, who is discreetly following him to watch over the delivery.
Unfortunately a gang of Italian criminals has become aware of Saroyan's plan and follows the caddy closely, stealing it at every opportunity they get. Along the way, most of the illegal goods hidden in the Cadillac are lost or stolen by other parties. When Antoine Marechal pieces together Saroyan's plan while crossing the border, he turns the tables on both Saroyan and the Italian Gangsters. This all comes to fruition in the French town of Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
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Cast
- BourvilBourvilAndré Bourvil, born André Robert Raimbourg was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille .-Biography:His father was killed in the First World War before Bourvil was born...
as Antoine Maréchal - Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
as Léopold Saroyan - Venantino VenantiniVenantino VenantiniVenantino Venantini is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in over 140 films since 1954.-Selected filmography:* No Sun in Venice * Les Tontons flingueurs * Le Corniaud...
as Mickey - 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 Martial - Beba LončarBeba LoncarDesanka "Beba" Lončar is a Serbian-Italian film actress. She appeared in 52 films between 1960 and 1982. She was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia...
as Ursula - Saro UrzìSaro UrzìSaro Urzì, was an Italian actor.-Biography:Born in Sicilia, he moved to Rome to seek his fortune....
as Tagliella - Alida Chelli as Gina
- Lando BuzzancaLando BuzzancaGerlando Buzzanca is an Italian comedy actor.He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor...
as Lino - Jack Ary as Customs Officer
- Pierre RousselPierre RousselPierre Roussel was a successful but somewhat pedestrian cabinetmaker of Paris. He was joined in his extensive business by his two sons, Pierre-Michel and Pierre le jeune ....
as Mario Costa
Film details
- Title : Le Corniaud
- Director : Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
- Scenario : Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
, Marcel JullianMarcel JullianMarcel Jullian was a french writer, scenarist and TV editor.-Filmography:* 1964 : Cent mille dollars au soleil* 1965 : Le Corniaud* 1966 : Ne nous fâchons pas* 1966 : Le Saint prend l'affût* 1966 : La Grande Vadrouille...
, André Tabet et Georges Tabet - Production : Les Films Corona (Paris) et Explorer Film (Rome)
- Production : Yves Laplanche et Enzo Provenzale
- Production : Robert DorfmannRobert DorfmannRobert Dorfmann was a French film producer who worked from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is the father of French film producer Jacques Dorfmann....
- Music : Georges DelerueGeorges DelerueGeorges Delerue , was a French film composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize , Emmy Award , Genie Award , ACE Award and Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979 for A...
- Photography : Henri DecaëHenri DecaëHenri Decaë gained fame as a cinematographer entering the film industry as a sound engineer and sound editor. He was a photojournalist in the French army during World War II. After the war he began making documentary shorts, directing and photographing industrial and commercial films...
et Wladimir Ivanov - Color by Eastmancolor, filmed in Franscope
- Duration : 110 minutes
- Rated G (general Audience) in France
- Released in 1965, March 24th (France)