The French-Italian
comedy film "Le cerveau" was released on 7 March 1969 in
France. The film was directed Gérard Oury and written by Marcel
Jullian and Danièle Thompson. Main stars are Jean-Paul Belmondo and
Bourvil as two French scammers , David Niven as a British Army
Colonel who is also "The Brain" behind a criminal organisation
and Eli Wallach as a Italian mafioso. The music was composed by
Georges Delerue with songs by The American Breed and Caterina
Caselli.
Synopsis
Two French thieves,
Arthur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Anatole (Bourvil) plan to rob a train
transferring NATO funds from Paris to Brussels. Little do they know
that a criminal organisation led by "The Brain" (David Niven) has
the same intention...
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Arthur Lespinasse and Bourvil as Anatole
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David Niven as
Colonel Carol Matthews and
Eli Wallach as Frankie Scannapieco |
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo as Arthur Lespinasse |
Main cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Arthur Lespinasse
- Bourvil as Anatole
- David Niven as Colonel Carol Matthews
- Eli Wallach as Frankie Scannapieco
- Silvia Monti as Sofia
- Raymond Gérôme as Le commissaire bègue
- Jacques Balutin as L'inspecteur Pochet
- Henri Attal as a gang member
- Yves Barsacq as a prison warden
- Jacques Ciron as L'inspecteur Duboeuf
- Robert Dalban as a Belgian MP
- Mario Davidas Jean-François
- Raoul Delfosse as Belgian MP
- Tommy Duggan as superintendant Cummings
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo as Arthur Lespinasse and Bourvil as Anatole |
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| Silvia Monti as Sofia and David Niven as Colonel Carol Matthew |
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Arthur Lespinasse, David Niven as
Colonel Carol Matthews and Bourvil as Anatole |
Trivia
"Le cerveau"
was filmed in two languages (French and English) with the same cast.
"Le cerveau" trailer (1969)
