Scratch (1982)
Directed by Claude Patin

Drama

Film Synopsis

Bertrand, a factory worker, has one passion in his life: racing.  With his girlfriend Corinne he goes to Le Touquet for the Enduro race.  When the trophy is handed over, his girlfriend goes off with the winner.  More bad luck follows when Bertrand loses his job and is unable to pay for his new bike.  The man who sold him the bike, Ambrosio, gives him one more chance to succeed.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Patin
  • Script: Claude Patin
  • Cinematographer: André Zarra
  • Music: Marcel Millet, Pascal Teillet, Jean-Claude Weill
  • Cast: Christian Baltauss (Bertrand Duverger), Michel Vigné (Antoine), Patrick Mourez (Hervé), Claude Brosset (Victor Ambrosio), Colette Boyer (Corinne), Evelyne Pelletier (Isabelle), Yannick Bouthegourd (Anne), Joël Queirel (Joachim Lanier), Suzanne Drot (Mme Duverger), Jacques Cantel (Speaker 1), Alain Kuligowski (Speaker 2), Claude Ogé (Le maire), Pascal Toulouse (Equipier Promosport 1), Antonio Maria (Equipier Promosport 2), Natacha Lavaut (Mme Ambrosio), Léa Palinski (La secrétaire), Pierre Daout (L'acheteur de la moto), Pierre-Olivier Cointe (Le fils de l'acheteur de la moto)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min

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