Les arcandiers
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In this surreal comedy, Tonio works very hard for every bit of ill-gotten cash he can get his hands on, but he remains a poor criminal in both senses of the word. He and his buddies Bruno and Hercule think they have the solution to their pocketbook woes. The body of St. Bernadette has been miraculously preserved from decay and is a central object of pilgrimage in the shrine where it is kept. Why not steal that and hold it for ransom? The criminal gang is well able to pull this coup off and are soon in possession of one perfectly preserved corpse and a very fancy coffin. It's too bad for them that the church seems to have a limitless supply of these and doesn't want the one they stole back. Bemused, the lads set the coffin adrift on the river, only to be followed by it as they drive back upriver. In the course of carrying out their criminal designs, these lovable lugs encounter a variety of eccentric characters.
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Cast
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Simon de La Brosse
Tonio
Known for
Pauline at the Beach
The Little Thief
Dominique Pinon
Bruno
Known for
Alien Resurrection
Delicatessen
Géraldine Pailhas
Véronique / Bernadette Soubirous
Known for
Young & Beautiful
Don Juan DeMarco
Charles Schneider
Hercule
Also in
Plus belle la vie
La Petite Histoire de France
Yves Afonso
Engineer
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Rudy Moraes
Lamotte
No other roles listed
Christophe Rossignon
Brigadier
Known for
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
The Measure of a Man
Joachim Milleriou
Mobylette thief
No other roles listed
André Dupon
Micheton
Known for
Jean de Florette
Robert Darmel
Gas station attendant
Known for
Come Undone
Alain Chesnel
Club boss
No other roles listed
Marcel Barbier
Scrap metal dealer
No other roles listed
Manuel Sanchez Director · Jackie Berroyer Writer Muriel Sanchez Writer
First release December 11, 1991 · Produced in France · Production Cofimage, StudioCanal
Production
Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC)
Production
Cofimage
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
Les Productions Lazennec
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 11, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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