Le Guignolo
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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...
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Cast
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Alexandre Dupré / Vicomte de Valombreuse
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Mirella D'Angelo
Sophie Chaperon / Pamela
Known for
Tenebre
Caligula
Michel Galabru
Achille Sureau, un ancien complice d'Alexandre
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
Carla Romanelli
Gina, ancienne amante et complice d'Alexandre
Known for
The Sensuous Nurse
Paolo Bonacelli
Kamal
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Midnight Express
Georges Géret
Joseph, dit « commandant Donnadieu », un agent de la DGSE
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Cop or Hood
Von Gretchen Shepard
Caroline
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Pierre Vernier
Helmut von Ofenburg, pigeon de service
Known for
The Outsider
The Professional
Michel Beaune
Louis Fréchet
Known for
The Professional
The Loner
Tony Kendall
Fredo
Known for
Attack of the Blind Dead
The Whip and the Body
Maurice Auzel
Le franchouillard
Known for
Ace of Aces
The Vultures
Henri Guybet
Machavoine, l'espion plombier
Known for
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
Georges Lautner Director · Jean Herman Screenplay Michel Audiard Writer
United States release March 26, 1980 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Cerito Films, Opera Film Produzione
Production
Gaumont International
Production
Cerito Films
Production
Opera Film Produzione
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · March 26, 1980
Theatrical
France · March 26, 1980
Theatrical
United States · March 26, 1980
Theatrical
Hungary
November 19, 1981 · Theatrical
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