Sunday Lovers (1980)
Directed by Bryan Forbes, Edouard Molinaro

Comedy

Film Synopsis

A film in four parts, each on the theme of a bachelor's weekend.  In the first, an English chauffeur tries to pass himself off as the owner of his employer's château.  In the second, a French company director asks one of his employees to pose as his partner when an American businessman comes to sign an important contract.  In the third, the Italian Armando finds an address book containing the phone numbers of his former girlfriends and decides to ring them up out of curiosity.  In the fourth, a madman on the run has an unexpected amorous encounter.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bryan Forbes, Edouard Molinaro, Dino Risi, Gene Wilder
  • Script: Leslie Bricusse, Francis Veber, Gene Wilder, Agenore Incrocci (book), Furio Scarpelli (book)
  • Cinematographer: Claude Agostini, Tonino Delli Colli, Gerald Hirschfeld, Claude Lecomte
  • Music: Manuel De Sica
  • Cast: Roger Moore (Harry Lindon - An Englishman's Home), Lino Ventura (François Quérole - The French Method), Ugo Tognazzi (Armando - Armando's Notebook), Gene Wilder (Skippy - Skippy), Lynn Redgrave (Lady Davina - An Englishman's Home), Kathleen Quinlan (Laurie - Skippy), Catherine Salviat (Christine - The French Method), Priscilla Barnes (Donna - Skippy), Liù Bosisio (Anna - Armando's Notebook), Denholm Elliott (Parker - An Englishman's Home), Sylva Koscina (Zaira - Armando's Notebook), Beba Loncar (Marisa - Armando's Notebook), Rossana Podestà (Clara - Armando's Notebook), Milena Vukotic (Nora - Armando's Notebook), Robert Webber (Henry Morrison - The French Method), George Hillsden (An Englishman's Home), Adelita Requena (The French Method), Tommy Duggan (Skippy), Pierre Douglas (Levègue - The French Method), Michèle Montel (Michèle Perrin - The French Method)
  • Country: France / Italy / UK / USA
  • Language: French / English / Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 125 min

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