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The Sucker (1965)

The funniest fraud a fall-guy ever fell for!

Genre : Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Gérard Oury
Writer : Gérard Oury, Marcel Jullian

Synopsis

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".

Actors

Bourvil
Bourvil
Antoine Maréchal
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Léopold Saroyan
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini
Mickey, "le bègue"
Henri Génès
Henri Génès
Martial, brigadier
Lando Buzzanca
Lando Buzzanca
Lino, barber
Jacques Eyser
Jacques Eyser
Accomplice of Saroyan
Henri Virlogeux
Henri Virlogeux
Accomplice of Saroyan
Jean Meyer
Jean Meyer
Accomplice of Saroyan
Jack Ary
Jack Ary
Chief customs officer
Jean-Marie Bon
Jean-Marie Bon
Mechanic of Rome
Guy Delorme
Guy Delorme
Luigi, Mickey's accomplice
Jean Droze
Jean Droze
Saroyan henchman
Jacques Ferrière
Jacques Ferrière
Driver of Saroyan
Guy Grosso
Guy Grosso
Customs officer
Michel Modo
Michel Modo
Customs officer
Yvon Jeanclaude
Yvon Jeanclaude
Policeman
Bob Lerick
Bob Lerick
Loulou, Mickey's accomplice
Bernard Meusnier
Bernard Meusnier
Saroyan's secretary
Pierre Roussel
Pierre Roussel
Mario Costa, butler
Beba Lončar
Beba Lončar
Ursula, hitchhiker
Alida Chelli
Alida Chelli
Gina, manicure
Louis Viret
Louis Viret
Robert Duranton
Robert Duranton
Athlete in the shower (uncredited)
Germaine de France
Germaine de France
Old lady (uncredited)
Marius Gaidon
Marius Gaidon
Police officer in Bordeaux (uncredited)
Jean Minisini
Jean Minisini
Inspector in Carcassonne (uncredited)
Eric Vasberg
Eric Vasberg
Inspector in Carcassonne (uncredited)
Nicole Desailly
Nicole Desailly
Mrs Chenu, Marshal's concierge (uncredited)
Saro Urzì
Saro Urzì
Tagliella, mechanic in Naples (uncredited)
Walter Chiari
Walter Chiari
(uncredited)

Crews

Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Director
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Screenplay
Marcel Jullian
Marcel Jullian
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Albert Jurgenson
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
André Tabet
André Tabet
Dialogue
Georges Tabet
Georges Tabet
Dialogue
Robert Dorfmann
Robert Dorfmann
Producer
Henri Decaë
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Tanine Autré
Tanine Autré
Costume Design
Francesco Ciarletta
Francesco Ciarletta
Production Design
Robert Giordani
Robert Giordani
Production Design
Antoine Bonfanti
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound Engineer

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