Saturday 29 September 2018

1969, Film: "Le cerveau" ("The Brain")

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...
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Arthur Lespinasse and Bourvil as Anatole
David Niven as Colonel Carol Matthews and
Eli Wallach as Frankie Scannapieco
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
Jean-Paul Belmondo as Arthur Lespinasse and Bourvil as Anatole
Silvia Monti as Sofia and David Niven as Colonel Carol Matthew
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)

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