The Man with Connections
5.9
Following "The Two of Us", Claude is now 21 years old. Content with his life, he has a girlfriend Tania and he aspires to become an actor. When he receives his draft notice, a friend convinces Claude he can get out of military service with his connections in Paris. When the connections fall through, Claude is sent for basic training outside Paris before being shipped off to Algeria. His stops in Morocco and Algeria are uneventful as far as military action goes. He returns home with few bad memories of his army life ...
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Part of Claude Langmann Collection
5 films
Cast
29 people
Guy Bedos
Claude Langmann
Known for
All Together
Pardon Mon Affaire
Yves Robert
The Father
Known for
A Bad Son
The Crisis
Rosy Varte
The Mother
Known for
Antoine and Colette
The Night Caller
Georges Géret
Corsican Adjutant Feracci
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Cop or Hood
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Lieutenant Casanova
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
The Dream Team
Zorica Lozić
Tania
Also in
L'Amour nu
The Door Remains Open
Claude Piéplu
The Major
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Coluche
Marquand
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
So Long, Stooge
Claude Melki
Léon Kudierman
Known for
A Slightly Pregnant Man
Nina Demestre
Arlette
Also in
Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Fabien Belhassen
A twin
Also in
Zoo zéro
Surprise Sock
Jacky Belhassen
A twin
Also in
Zoo zéro
Surprise Sock
Claude Berri Director
United States release December 21, 1970 · Produced in France · Languages English, French
Production
Renn Productions
Production
Royal
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Pistonné
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · April 15, 1970
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 1970
Theatrical
Belgium
November 20, 1970 · Limited theatrical · Gent
More from Claude Berri
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Man with Connections
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.