Il était une fois, une fois (2012)
Directed by Christian Merret-Palmair

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Willy Vanderbrook, a Franco-Belgian who regards himself a citizen of the world, is required to take the post of caretaker at a luxury Parisian hotel.  He meets up with his childhood friend Serge Luyperts, a disillusioned lemonade magnate who lives with his ex-brother-in-law Frank Vrut, a Wallon separatist with slight psychopathic tendencies.  The three friends plan to pull off the scam of the century, by passing off Willy as the rightful king of Belgium...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Christian Merret-Palmair
  • Script: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
  • Cinematographer: Régis Blondeau
  • Cast: François-Xavier Demaison (Willy Vanderbrook), Anne Marivin (Jessica), Jean-Luc Couchard (Frank Vrut), Charlie Dupont (Serge Luyperts), Abdelhafid Metalsi (Brahim), Didier Flamand (M. Detarnaud), Philippe Hérisson (Paul Bertin), Xavier Lemaître (Henri-Louis Vuiret), Stéphan Wojtowicz (Chef Michel Meriac), Jonathan Cohen (Le directeur des ressources humaines), Camille Cottin (La mère de Juliette), Jean-Pierre Bruno (Le vieux militaire), Sébastien Castro (Le sommelier), Julie Quehen (Juliette), Françoise Bertin (Magdeleine), Miglen Mirtchev (Uri Moshonov), Eric Théobald (Policier 1 République), Sandrine Quétier (Speakerine TV), Bertrand Treuil (Le Parisien), Guillaume Clemencin (Le vendeur de limousines)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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