L’Année sainte (1976) - film review

Comedy

Summary

Former gangster chief, Max Lambert, escapes from a Paris prison with his cell-mate, Pierre Bizet. They travel to Rome and intend to profit from the mass pilgrimage of the Holy Year to recover Max’s hidden stash of money. The operation does not go quite as smoothly as they had hoped...

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Credits

Director: Jean Girault
Script: Louis-Emile Galey, Jacques Vilfrid
Photo: Guy Suzuki
Music: Claude Bolling
Cast: Jean Gabin (Max Lambert), Jean-Claude Brialy (Pierre Bizet), Nicoletta Machiavelli (Carla), Henri Virlojeux (Commissaire Barbier), Paolo Giusti (Giuseppe), Luciano Bartoli (Louftingue), Danielle Darrieux (Christina), Renato Romano (Boricelli), Maurice Teynac (Marcel Scandini), Umberto Raho (Le consul)
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Runtime: 85 min
Aka: Holy Year; Pilgrimage to Rome

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