Umbrella Coup (1980)
1980 · 1h 35m · Comedy, Crime
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them.
Director: Gérard Oury
Writers: Danièle Thompson, Gérard Oury
Music by: Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Editor: Albert Jurgenson
Rated 6.9/10 by 195 viewers
Cast
Pierre Richard as Grégoire Lecomte, acteur à mi-temps, dragueur à plein tempsValérie Mairesse as Sylvette, alias Bunny, inspecteur à la D.S.T.Christine Murillo as Josyane Leblanc, contractuelle parisienne, régulière de GrégoireGérard Jugnot as Frédo, agent artistique de GrégoireGordon Mitchell as Moskovitz, le tueur à gagesRoger Carel as Salvatore Bozzoni, couturier et fournisseur de poisonGert Fröbe as Otto Krampe, dit La BaleineMaurice Risch as Le producteur de ParisDominique Lavanant as Mireille, femme de Frédo, ex-maîtresse de GrégoireAxelle Abbadie as Juliette, la fleuriste, ex-femme non divorcée de GrégoireYaseen Khan as Radj Kahn, homme de main de La BaleineDidier Sauvegrain as Stanislas Lefort, dit Constantin Patakis, alias Pierre Juvet, dit 'La Folle'More like this
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