Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969) Directed by Marcel Moussy
Comedy
aka: Three Men on a Horse
Film Synopsis
Having fallen out with his brother-in-law Clément, Eric Duparc
decides not to go to his office one morning. Instead, he plays
hooky in a café opposite the famous Saint-Cloud racecourse,
where he falls in with a group of punters who have been banned from the
racecourse. Before he knows it, Eric finds himself being used as
a go-between, placing bets on the horses for his new friends.
After a remarkable streak of good luck, Eric soon has the police
breathing down his neck...
Script: George Abbott (play),
John Cecil Holm (play), Marcel Moussy (dialogue),
Pierre Tchernia
Cinematographer: Patrice Pouget
Music: Gérard Calvi
Cast:Robert Dhéry (Eric),
Colette Brosset (Kiki),
Jean Poiret (Freddy),
Pierre Tornade (Jo Gabardine),
Robert Castel (Norber),
Jacques Marin (Fernand),
Geneviève Fontanel (La femme d'Eric),
Pierre Richard (Le peintre),
Robert Rollis (André Vaquet, dit Gus),
Paul Mercey (Inspecteur 'Jaune d'oeuf'),
Jean-Pierre Zola (Le beau-frère du concierge),
Simone Duhart (La receveuse du bus),
Georges Guéret (Le routier),
Fred Personne (L'inspecteur de l'hippodrome),
Robert Benoît (Un jounaliste),
Marcel Gassouk (Le serveur de la buvette),
Roger Trapp (Gardien guérite hippodrome),
Folco Lulli (Le patron d'Eric),
Jacques Charon (Clément),
Marius Laurey (Le concierge)
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Three Men on a Horse
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