The French comedy
"Jo" is released on 1 September 1971 in France. The film,
directed by Jean Girault, stars Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac,
Bernard Blier and Michel Galabru. The music was written by Raymond
Lefèvre. The story is based on the play "The Gazebo" by Alec
Coppel (1958) and filmed in 1959 under the same title with Glenn Ford
and Debbie Reynolds.
Claude Gensac
played the wife of Louis de Funès in 5 other films: "Le gendarme
en balade" (1970), "Hibernatus" (1969), "Le gendarme se
marie" (1968), "Les grandes vacances" (1967), and "Oscar"
(1967). "Jo" also marks the eighth collaboration between Louis de
Funès and director Jean Girault, after "Pouic-Pouic" (1963), "Faites sauter la banque" (1964), "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez"
(1964), "Le Gendarme à New York" (1965), "Les Grandes
Vacances" (1967), "Le gendarme se marie" (1968), and "Le
gendarme en balade" (1970).
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| Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard |
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| Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard and Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard |
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| Michel Galabru as
Tonelotti, Louis de Funès as
Antoine Brisebard and Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros |
Synopsis
Comedy writer
Antoine Brisebard (Louis de Funès) has financial difficulties and
tries to sell his country house to an English couple. Unknown to the
world, however, is that Brisebard is the victim of blackmail since
his wife Sylvie (Claude Gensac), a famous actress, is the daughter of
a robber-murderer. His blackmailer known as Jo often visits him to
pick up the money. Faced with ruination Brisebard prepares to get rid
of Jo, planning his deed under the guise of trying to write a new
script for a crime play...
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| Claude Gensac as
Sylvie Brisebard, Bernard Blier as
Inspector Ducros and Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard |
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| Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard and Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard |
Main cast
- Louis de Funès as Antoine Brisebard
- Claude Gensac as Sylvie Brisebard
- Michel Galabru as Tonelotti
- Bernard Blier as Inspector Ducros
- Guy Tréjan as Maître Colas
- Ferdy Mayne as Mr. Grunder
- Yvonne Clech as Mrs. Grunder
- Florence Blot as Madame Cramusel
- Micheline Luccioni as Françoise
- Christiane Muller as Mathilde
- Jacques Marin as Andrieux
- Carlo Nell as Plumerel
- Jean Droze as Riri
"Jo" Trailer
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