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The adventures of a group of friends who plan to recover crates full of gold from a fall in Canada.


Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...

Lino Ventura
Laurent Dannecker

Bourvil
Hector Valentin

Marie Dubois
Jackie Keller

Jean-Claude Rolland
Mick Évratte

Jess Hahn
Calderon aka "Nénesse"

Michel Constantin
Skida

Hénia Suchar
Christiane, Mick's wife

Reine Courtois
Yvonne Didier
Nick Stephanini
Casimir Therraz, contractor

Roger Jacquet
Capester, trucker
The Wise Guys is a adventure, comedy, drama film released in 1965. Directed by Robert Enrico, it stars Lino Ventura, Bourvil, Marie Dubois. Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
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