La Grande sauterelle (1967)
Directed by Georges Lautner
Crime / Thriller
La Grande sauterelle (1967)
Film Synopsis
Having hidden some jewels in his car, the thief Carl Zimmerman narrowly escapes death when his car is blown up by the hired killer Marco. Attracted by easy money and hoping to evade his would-be assassin, Carl flees to Beirut, with his friend Alfred posing as his chauffeur. The two men decide to kidnap Grubert, a petrol magnate, after he wins a fortune at the casino. Carl buys an identical car to Grubert's and begins to observe him in the smallest detail. He notices that Grubert is often accompanied by a young blond woman. Her name is Salène, but when they begin a romance Carl calls her 'grasshopper' because she is thin and has long legs. Carl had almost forgotten about Marco when suddenly the killer turns up. Marco offers to forget his contract if Carl agrees to let him take part in Grubert's abduction. At the same moment, Salène asks Carl to forget the kidnapping plan and accompany her to Greece...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Georges Lautner
- Script: Michel Audiard, Georges Lautner, Vahé Katcha (novel)
- Cinematographer: Maurice Fellous
- Music: Bernard Gérard
- Cast: Mireille Darc (Salène), Hardy Krüger (Carl), Georges Géret (Marco), Venantino Venantini (Vladimir), Pepe Aped (Grubert), Margot Trooger (L'Américaine), Mino Doro (Grubert), Maurice Biraud (Alfred), Francis Blanche (Gédéon), Pierre Massimi, Henri Lambert, Pippo Merisi, Raymond Meunier
- Country: France / West Germany / Italy
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 102 min
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