The Big Swag
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Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton. After months of painstaking research, he pens a work of fiction that describes in meticulous detail a train robbery on his stretch of the metro. Unfortunately, Louis has no success getting the book published, as no one seems to believe the robbery is possible. To prove them wrong, Louis decides to enact the robbery himself, with the help of some professional crooks. As luck would have it, Paul Filippi, the aristocrat of crime, has just been released from prison and is preparing his next criminal exploit. To his mind, Louis has conceived the perfect robbery...
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Bourvil
Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
The Sucker
Paul Meurisse
Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
Known for
Army of Shadows
Diabolique
Françoise Deldick
Angélique, metro ticket puncher
Known for
The President
Captain Blood
Daniel Ceccaldi
Félix Pignol, metro ticket puncher colleague
Known for
Lucky Luke: The Ballad of the Daltons
Bed and Board
Bernard Fresson
Person in charge of the finance carriage
Known for
The Tenant
French Connection II
Henri Piégay
Luc, Filippi's henchman
Known for
The Story of O
Roger Carel
Mr. Souvestre, station chief
Known for
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Once Upon a Time... Life
Jacques Legras
Postman
Known for
The Little Bather
Hibernatus
Philippe March
Filippi's henchman
Known for
Le Doulos
Last Known Address
Georges Audoubert
Armed security guard
Known for
The Miser
Jacques Plée
Switchman
Also in
Petit déjeuner compris
La Menace
Françoise Lebail
Waitress
Also in
Vidocq
Police Commissioner Moulin
Alex Joffé Director · Pierre Lévy-Corti Writer Renée Asseo Writer
First release July 9, 1965 · Produced in France · Original title La Grosse Caisse
Production
Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Production
France
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Original title
La Grosse Caisse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · July 9, 1965
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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