Plus beau que moi, tu meurs (1982) Directed by Philippe Clair
Comedy / Crime
Film Synopsis
Aldo and Marco are two brothers who could not be more different.
Whereas Marco was a saintly child, reared in a strict Catholic school,
Aldo was always a nasty piece of work, fixated on the pursuit of women
and easy money. Implicated in a counterfeiting operation that
goes badly wrong, Aldo ends up in prison. Here, he so exasperates
the prison governor that he is soon released on parole. Suspected
of being involved in a bank hold-up, Aldo seeks the help of his
brother, who is now a priest in Paris. With the police closing in
on him, he leaves the country and heads for Tunisia, to stay with a
childhood friend named Prosper. Accompanied by a missionary,
Marco goes after his brother in the hope of persuading him to give
himself up to the authorities so that he can clear his
name.
Cast: Aldo Maccione (Aldo),
Philippe Clair (Prosper),
Raymond Pellegrin (L'inspecteur Tétard),
Ira von Fürstenberg (La femme du sénateur),
Philippe Nicaud (Le vicomte),
Maureen Kerwin (Julia),
Corynne Charbit (Christine),
Michel Peyrelon (Zaïtsev),
Nico il Grande (Nico),
Torun Johanson (Ulla),
Sandra Wey (Ingrid),
Georges Blaness (Le cheikh),
Elvire Audray (Maïté),
Véronique Starzinsky (Brigitte),
Patricia Millardet (Mylène),
Anne Berger (Rosette),
Tarak Harbi (Inspecteur Mohammed),
Zine Mougo (Larbi),
Sophie Carle (Fille énormes seins),
Henri Attal (Le sheikh)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 105 min
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