Le Pactole (1985)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky

Drama

Film Synopsis

Yves and Anne Beaulieu are a happy couple like so many others.  They have a child and live a harmonious existence with their mother.  Then, one day, something happens to shake the couple out of their complacency.  During a dinner party, one of Anne's colleagues suffers a fatal heart attack, just as he is about to enjoy a long earned retirement.  Yves and Anne realise that they risk frittering the best years of their life away on work, whereas they should be enjoying the years that are left to them to the full.  They agree to hold-up a supermarket, the easiest way for them to earn the money they need so that they never have to work again.  Unfortunately, their attempt to get rich quick has unexpected consequences...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky
  • Script: Jean-Pierre Mocky, Patrick Granier
  • Cinematographer: Edmond Richard
  • Music: Roger Loubet
  • Cast: Richard Bohringer (Yves Beaulieu), Patrick Sébastien (Rousselet), Marie Laforêt (Greta Rousselet), Bernadette Lafont (La belle-mère), Pauline Lafont (Anne Beaulieu), Roland Blanche (Bandin), Jean-François Soubielle (Riton), Chantal Neuwirth (La collègue d'Anne), Patrick Granier (Ahmed, l'ouvrier arabe), Olivier Hémon (Le colonel Ringault), Dominique Zardi (Le vigile), Céline Militon (Stéphanie), Jimmy Blanche (Blancbou), Jean Abeillé (Le barman auvergnat), Gaby Agoston (L'ouvrier au sous-sol), Joël Barbouth (Un inspecteur), Jean-Paul Bonnaire (L'homme qui lit sur les lèvres), Christian Chauvaud (Le projectionniste), Jean Cherlian (Le chef de chantier), Jean-Pierre Clami (Le locataire con)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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