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The Sucker

The Sucker

The funniest fraud a fall-guy ever fell for!

19657.41h 51m

Overview

In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

Directed by Gérard Oury
Written by André Tabet, Georges Tabet, Marcel Jullian
Produced by Robert Dorfmann
Box OfficeBudget: $679K0

Top Cast

Bourvil

Bourvil

Antoine Maréchal

Louis de Funès

Louis de Funès

Léopold Saroyan

Venantino Venantini

Venantino Venantini

Mickey, "le Bègue"

Henri Génès

Henri Génès

Martial, le brigadier

Beba Lončar

Beba Lončar

Ursula, l'auto-stoppeuse

Alida Chelli

Alida Chelli

Gina, la manucure

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Lino, le barbier

Jacques Eyser

Jacques Eyser

Un complice de Saroyan

Henri Virlogeux

Henri Virlogeux

Un complice de Saroyan

Jean Meyer

Jean Meyer

Un complice de Saroyan

Themes & Keywords

franceparis, francedrug smugglingdiamonditalygangsterbordercadillacnaples, italyvacationcar crashbordeaux, franceroad tripfoolhornhitchhikermanicuristjewel smugglingcarcassonne

About The Sucker

The Sucker is a comedy, crime film released in 1965 exploring themes of france, paris, france, drug smuggling, diamond, italy, gangster. Directed by Gérard Oury, it stars Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Venantino Venantini. In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".

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