Frank Willes, a young professional footballer, is involved in a road accident from which he emerges partially crippled, having crashed into the car of a wealthy shopkeeper who dies in the accident. Willes then learns that the merchant's widow, Clémence Grandval, stands to gain a fortune from her husband's life insurance. He also discovers that his accident may not have been an accident at all.
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Cast
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Emmanuelle Riva
Clémence Grandval
Known for
Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hardy Krüger
Frank Willes
Known for
Barry Lyndon
Hatari!
Francisco Rabal
Michel Arland
Known for
Viridiana
Dagon
Roger Couderc
Claude Gray
Also in
Deux Romains en Gaule
Match contre la mort
Jean-Louis Maury
Drouin
Known for
Madame Bovary
Les Bonnes Femmes
Étienne Bierry
L'hôtelier
Also in
Les Culottes rouges
Sachs' Disease
Jacques Monod
L'agent d'assurances
Known for
The Tenant
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Pilar Cansino
La bonne (uncredited)
Also in
Soledad
Los conquistadores del Pacífico
Jean Valère Director · Charles Williams Author Nicolas Hayer Cinematographer
First release June 24, 1964 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Electra Films, Films Arthur Lesser
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Da Ma Produzione
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Electra Films
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Films Arthur Lesser
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France · Italy
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Original title
Le gros coup
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 24, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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