Summary
To complete a film that he has started to make, a director appeals to a
commission to lend him money against the film’s future receipts.
When the commission turns him down, the director and his team set about
murdering them, one at a time. Meanwhile, a latter day Robin Hood
is busy stealing money from the rich and distributing it amongst the
poor...
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Credits
- Director: Paul Vecchiali
- Script: Paul Vecchiali
- Photo: Philippe Bottiglione
- Music: Roland Vincent
- Cast: Catherine Lachens (Madame Bisance), Régine Benedetti (Adélaïde Bisance), Jacqueline Danno (Mme Minor), Hélène Surgère (La concierge), Béatrice Bruno (Béatrice (la brune qui suit Mandrin)), Ysé Tran (L’amie de la concierge), El Kebir (Grand-père), Emmanuel Broche (Mandrin), Mathieu Marie (Mathieu), Elsa Lepoivre (Elsa), Paul Vecchiali (Monsieur Paul), Eric Rozier (Rico), Hélène Vecchiali (La nièce), Françoise Lebrun (Françoise, l’épouse de Paul), Nicolas Silberg (Reporter télé #1), Marie Marczack (Madame Alice (la mère de Mathieu)), Patrick Raynal (Reporter télé #2), Pascale Bodet (La témoin), Chantal Arnaud (La Castafiore), Thérèse Roussel (La femme aux cabas), Christophe Aquillon (Trois F), Guy Perrot (Patron boîte de nuit), Cyrille Josselyn (Alban), Guy Braucourt (Reporter #3), Malik Saad (L’homme charitable), Noël Simsolo (L’ami critique de Paul), Jacques Le Glou (Le président de la Commission d’avances sur recettes)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 95 min
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