|
Overview
Le Gentleman d’Epsom is a French crime film first released in 1962,
directed by Gilles Grangier.
The film stars Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson, Franck Villard, Jean Lefebvre and Jacques Marin.
It has also been released under the title: Duke of the Derby.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Retired military officer Richard Briand-Charmery, known to all as “The Commandant”, gambles
every centime he has on horse racing bets. When his luck is down, he supplies his
friends with false betting tips, knowing that the friend whose bet comes off will give
him a fraction of the winnings. One day, Richard meets up with an old flame, Maud,
and passes an evening with her at his expense. To pay the bill for the evening’s
extravagance, the Commandant tries his scam on a naive restaurateur, Ripeux...
Film Review
Nearly a decade after their appearance together in Georges Lacombe’s
Leur dernière nuit (1953), Jean Gabin
and Madeleine Robinson are reunited in this gentle comic farce. Although the plot
is stretched rather thinly, there are some good jokes and a memorable appearance by
the great comedy actor Louis de Funès. Gabin and De Funès had previously
appeared in Claude Autant-Lara’s 1955 film,
La Traversée de Paris, and would subsequently
share top billing in Denys de La Patellière’s 1968 film
Le Tatoué, by which time De Funès’
popularity had well and truly overtaken Gabin’s.
© James Travers 2007 Write a review for this film... User Comments
What do you think of this film?
Related links
More French ComedyRecent DVD releases |
Credits
Similar films:
If you like this film you may also like the following: Bande à part (1964) Les Barbouzes (1964) Le Cerveau (1969) Le Corniaud (1965) Coup de torchon (1981) L’Homme de Rio (1964) Le Locataire (1976) La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) Ne nous fâchons pas (1966) Nuits rouges (1974) Pierrot le fou (1965) Quand passent les faisans (1965) Les Tontons flingueurs (1963) Les Valseuses (1974) |


