Il était une fois, une fois (2012) Directed by Christian Merret-Palmair
Comedy
Film Synopsis
Willy Vanderbrook, a Franco-Belgian who regards himself a citizen of
the world, is required to take the post of caretaker at a luxury
Parisian hotel. He meets up with his childhood friend Serge
Luyperts, a disillusioned lemonade magnate who lives with his
ex-brother-in-law Frank Vrut, a Wallon separatist with slight
psychopathic tendencies. The three friends plan to pull off the
scam of the century, by passing off Willy as the rightful king of
Belgium...
Script: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Cinematographer: Régis Blondeau
Cast: François-Xavier Demaison (Willy Vanderbrook),
Anne Marivin (Jessica),
Jean-Luc Couchard (Frank Vrut),
Charlie Dupont (Serge Luyperts),
Abdelhafid Metalsi (Brahim),
Didier Flamand (M. Detarnaud),
Philippe Hérisson (Paul Bertin),
Xavier Lemaître (Henri-Louis Vuiret),
Stéphan Wojtowicz (Chef Michel Meriac),
Jonathan Cohen (Le directeur des ressources humaines),
Camille Cottin (La mère de Juliette),
Jean-Pierre Bruno (Le vieux militaire),
Sébastien Castro (Le sommelier),
Julie Quehen (Juliette),
Françoise Bertin (Magdeleine),
Miglen Mirtchev (Uri Moshonov),
Eric Théobald (Policier 1 République),
Sandrine Quétier (Speakerine TV),
Bertrand Treuil (Le Parisien),
Guillaume Clemencin (Le vendeur de limousines)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 95 min
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