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The Big Swag
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton. After months of painstaking research, he pens a work of fiction that describes in meticulous detail a train robbery on his stretch of the metro. Unfortunately, Louis has no success getting the book published, as no one seems to believe the robbery is possible. To prove them wrong, Louis decides to enact the robbery himself, with the help of some professional crooks. As luck would have it, Paul Filippi, the aristocrat of crime, has just been released from prison and is preparing his next criminal exploit. To his mind, Louis has conceived the perfect robbery...
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Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton. After months of painstaking research, he pens a work of fiction that describes in meticulous detail a train robbery on his stretch of the metro. Unfortunately, Louis has no success getting the book published, as no one seems to believe the robbery is possible. To prove them wrong, Louis decides to enact the robbery himself, with the help of some professional crooks. As luck would have it, Paul Filippi, the aristocrat of crime, has just been released from prison and is preparing his next criminal exploit. To his mind, Louis has conceived the perfect robbery...
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Genre:Comedy, Thriller
Written By:Renée Asseo, Luc Charpentier, Geno Gil, Pierre Lévy-Corti, Alex Joffé
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Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Cast
Alex Joffé
Director
Bourvil
Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
Paul Meurisse
Paul Filippi, gentleman crook
Françoise Deldick
Angélique, metro ticket puncher
Daniel Ceccaldi
Félix Pignol, metro ticket puncher colleague
Bernard Fresson
Person in charge of the finance carriage
Henri Piégay
Luc, Filippi's henchman
Roger Carel
Mr. Souvestre, station chief
Jacques Legras
Postman
Philippe March
Filippi's henchman
Georges Audoubert
Armed security guard
Jacques Plée
Switchman
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