The Sucker (1965)
The Sucker (1965)
The funniest fraud a fall-guy ever fell for!
In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

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Cast

Bourvil Bourvil As: Antoine Maréchal
Louis de Funès Louis de Funès As: Léopold Saroyan
Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini As: Mickey, "le bègue"
Henri Génès Henri Génès As: Martial, le brigadier
Beba Lončar Beba Lončar As: Ursula, l'autostoppeuse
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Storyline

In this Frenco-Italian gangster parody, a shop keeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash which totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friends car from Napels to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".


Tagline: The funniest fraud a fall-guy ever fell for!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Language: Français

Release Date: 24 March 1965

Country: ES, FR, IT

Runtime: 111m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films Corona, Explorer Film '58

Budget: $678,948

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Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Antoine Maréchal

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Léopold Saroyan

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Mickey, "le bègue"

Henri Génès

Henri Génès

Martial, le brigadier

Beba Lončar

Beba Lončar

Ursula, l'autostoppeuse

Alida Chelli

Alida Chelli

Gina, la manucure

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Lino, le barbier

Jacques Eyser

Jacques Eyser

un complice de Saroyan

Henri Virlogeux

Henri Virlogeux

un complice de Saroyan

Jean Meyer

Jean Meyer

un complice de Saroyan

Jack Ary

Jack Ary

le douanier-chef

Jean-Marie Bon

Jean-Marie Bon

le garagiste à Rome

Guy Delorme

Guy Delorme

Luigi, un complice de Mickey

Jean Droze

Jean Droze

l'homme de main de Saroyan

Jacques Ferrière

Jacques Ferrière

le chauffeur de Saroyan

Guy Grosso

Guy Grosso

un douanier

Michel Modo

Michel Modo

un douanier

Yvon Jeanclaude

Yvon Jeanclaude

un policier

Bob Lerick

Bob Lerick

Loulou, un complice de Mickey

Bernard Meusnier

Bernard Meusnier

le secrétaire de Saroyan

Pierre Roussel

Pierre Roussel

Mario Costa, le majordome

Louis Viret

Louis Viret

Robert Duranton

Robert Duranton

le costaud dans la douche (uncredited)

Nicole Desailly

Nicole Desailly

Mme Chenu, la concierge (uncredited)

Saro Urzì

Saro Urzì

Tagliella, le garagiste à Naples (uncredited)

Germaine de France

Germaine de France

la vieille femme (uncredited)

Marius Gaidon

Marius Gaidon

un policier à Bordeaux (uncredited)

Jean Minisini

Jean Minisini

un policier à Carcassonne (uncredited)

Eric Vasberg

Eric Vasberg

un policier à Carcassonne (uncredited)

Walter Chiari

Walter Chiari

(uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tanine Autré

Tanine Autré

Costume Design

Sound

Antoine Bonfanti

Antoine Bonfanti

Sound Engineer

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Henri Decaë

Henri Decaë

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert Giordani

Robert Giordani

Production Design

Francesco Ciarletta

Francesco Ciarletta

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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