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The Other One's Mug
19795.61h 40m
Overview
Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires Perrin’s cousin, Gilbert, an actor who is a perfect double of Perrin, to replace him. What Gilbert does no know is that the killer Kraus is bumping off the people who were implicated in the affair for which he was arrested, and that Perrin is next on his list.
Directed by Pierre Tchernia
Written by Jean Poiret
Produced by Jean Poiret
0Top Cast
Michel Serrault
Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard
Jean Poiret
Jean-Louis Constant
Curd Jürgens
Wilfrid
Bernadette Lafont
Gisèle Brossard
Andréa Parisy
Marie-Hélène Perrin
Paulette Dubost
Mme Charlebouis
Bernard Lavalette
le comte de Chalosse
Pierre Douglas
Marquetti
Roger Carel
Roland Fevereau
Michel Blanc
Taboureau
Themes & Keywords
assassinationdoppelgänger
About The Other One's Mug
The Other One's Mug is a comedy, crime film released in 1979 exploring themes of assassination, doppelgänger. Directed by Pierre Tchernia, it stars Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Curd Jürgens. Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires Perrin’s cousin, Gilbert, an actor who is a perfect double of Perrin, to replace him. What Gilbert does no know is that the killer Kraus is bumping off the people who were implicated in the affair for which he was arrested, and that Perrin is next on his list.
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