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Happy New Year

Happy New Year

19737.21h 55m

Overview

Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.

Directed by Claude Lelouch
Written by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Produced by Claude Lelouch
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Top Cast

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Simon

Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

Françoise

Charles Gérard

Charles Gérard

Charlot

André Falcon

André Falcon

Jeweler

Mireille Mathieu

Mireille Mathieu

Self

Lilo

Lilo

Madame Félix

Claude Mann

Claude Mann

Intellectual

Frédéric de Pasquale

Frédéric de Pasquale

Parisian Lover

Gérard Sire

Gérard Sire

Prison Warden

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

Italian Lover

Themes & Keywords

jeweljewelry store

About Happy New Year

Happy New Year is a comedy, crime, drama, romance film released in 1973 exploring themes of jewel, jewelry store. Directed by Claude Lelouch, it stars Lino Ventura, Françoise Fabian, Charles Gérard. Released from prison under a New Year amnesty, a criminal tries to pick up the threads of a life changed not only by his daring plan to rob a jewelry store in out-of-season Cannes, but also by a very special someone he met there.

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