The Italians have bocce ball, and the French have a similar game, boules. This is played (generally in the southern part of the country) with steel balls on a packed-earth court. While these games have a bucolic, countrified and even genteel air about them, competition and betting are fierce. In this sports/crime thriller, a young man whose father was killed for violating the unspoken roles of the game in professional competition trains with his grandfather to become a champion boules player just like his father.
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Cast
18 people
Serge Reggiani
Emilio
Known for
Le Doulos
Casque d'Or
François Négret
Jean
Known for
Les Misérables
Au Revoir les Enfants
Vincent Lambert
Josée Dayan
Monique Annaud
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Casino
Known for
Germinal
Roger Baltzer
Patrick Bouchitey
Sabatier
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Best Way to Walk
Marc Princi
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Napoléon
Known for
A Christmas Tale
The Girl from Paris
Julien Guiomar
Fabiani
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Asterix and the Big Fight
Aurélie Gibert
Sarah
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The Savage
Les Nouveaux Tricheurs
Josée Dayan Director
First release September 26, 1990 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Ciné Cinq, Chrysalide Film
Production
Ellepi Films
Production
Ciné Cinq
Production
Chrysalide Film
Production
Canal+
Production
StudioCanal
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 26, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
June 12, 1991 · Theatrical
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