The Brain
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“The Brain has rocked the world with laughter!”
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
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Cast
31 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Arthur Lespinasse
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Bourvil
Anatole
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
The Sucker
David Niven
Colonnel Carol Matthews, Aka 'Le Cerveau'
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Eli Wallach
Frankie Scannapieco, Godfather of the Italian Mafia
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Silvia Monti
Sofia Scannapieco, Frankie's Sister
Known for
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
The Fifth Cord
Raymond Gérôme
Commissioner
Known for
The Magnificent One
The Day of the Jackal
Fernand Guiot
Inspector Mazurel, Assistant to the Commissioner
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
Jacques Balutin
Inspector Pochet
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Lucky Luke
Jacques Ciron
Inspector Dubœuf
Known for
Frantic
Ernest & Celestine
Patrick Préjean
Belgian Sergeant of the Armoured Car
Known for
Once Upon a Time… Man
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Robert Dalban
Belgian Soldier of the Armored Car (With a Cold)
Known for
Fantomas
Crooks in Clover
Raoul Delfosse
Belgian Soldier of the Armored Car
Known for
French Connection II
The Trial
Gérard Oury Director · Danièle Thompson Writer Marcel Jullian Writer
Worldwide gross $42M · Budget $3.6M · United States release April 4, 1969
Box office
Budget
$3,600,000
Worldwide gross
$41,600,000
Gross vs. budget
11.6×
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
S.N.E. Gaumont
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Gaumont International
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Cerveau
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Germany · March 7, 1969
Theatrical
France · March 7, 1969
Theatrical
United States · April 4, 1969
Theatrical
Belgium
September 19, 1969 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 20, 1969 · Theatrical
Finland
January 23, 1970 · Theatrical
France
November 4, 2025 · TV · Paris Première
July 26, 2026 · TV · W9
September 9, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Hungary
September 30, 1971 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 23, 1970 · Theatrical
Italy
September 3, 1969 · Theatrical
Japan
August 9, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 10, 1969 · Theatrical
Romania
August 9, 1972 · Theatrical · cinema „Scala” și „București”
Sweden
July 10, 1969 · Theatrical
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