Le Grand escogriffe (1976)
Directed by Claude Pinoteau
Comedy
aka: The Big Operator
Film Synopsis
Emile Morland is a failed theatrical impresario who decides to apply his talents for invention to more lucrative ends. He persuades his former associate, Aristide, and an out-of-work actress, Amandine, to lend their services in his latest foolproof scam, which will net them a cool six hundred million dollars. The plan is simple, child's play in fact. All they have to do is to kidnap the infant son of the wealthy banker Rifai and substitute it with another child borrowed from an acquaintance. The scheme backfires when Rifai refuses to pay the ransom, not because he is short of cash, because he prefers the angelic little boy that Fate has give him in exchange for the messy brat that he sired.© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Claude Pinoteau
- Script: Michel Audiard, Jean Herman, Claude Pinoteau, Rennie Airth (novel)
- Cinematographer: Jean Collomb
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Cast: Yves Montand (Morland), Agostina Belli (Amandine), Claude Brasseur (Ari), Aldo Maccione (Tony), Adolfo Celi (Rifai), Valentina Cortese (The Widow), Guy Marchand (Marcel), Ely Galleani (Dorotea), Gianni Cavina (Silvio), Jole Silvani (Tony's Mother), Brizio Montinaro (Mario), Patricia Damsey (2nd Children's nurse), Mirko Lacobacci-Puntor (Alberto), Gianluca Cantarini (Selim), Giovanna San Filippo-Puntor (Donna Chioso), Imelde Marani (Bar Owner), Geoffrey Copleston (Texan), Flavia Giorgi (Texan Woman), West Buchanan (Rifai's Secretary), Sergio Doria (Rifai's Secretary)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French / Italian / English
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: The Big Operator
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