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Max & Leon

Max & Leon

20166.31h 38m

Overview

In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two lazy and partier pals, will try by all possible means to avoid going in the battle zone… This will lead the duo to demented and wild adventures.

Directed by Jonathan Barré
Written by Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais
Produced by Sylvain Goldberg, Serge de Poucques, Nadia Khamlichi
Box OfficeBudget: $12.2MRevenue: $8.8M

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Top Cast

Grégoire Ludig

Grégoire Ludig

Léon

David Marsais

David Marsais

Max

Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

Célestin

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Michel

Julien Pestel

Julien Pestel

Pichon

Alice Vial

Alice Vial

Alice Marchal

Nicolas Marié

Nicolas Marié

Colonel Marchal

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

Capitaine Lassard

Nicolas Maury

Nicolas Maury

Eugène

Catherine Hosmalin

Catherine Hosmalin

Mme Dormeuil

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About Max & Leon

Max & Leon is a comedy, war, adventure film released in 2016. Directed by Jonathan Barré, it stars Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Bernard Farcy. In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two lazy and partier pals, will try by all possible means to avoid going in the battle zone… This will lead the duo to demented and wild adventures.

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