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Association de malfaiteurs
1987 Comedy Thriller
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Credits
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Director: Claude Zidi
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Script: Michel Fabre, Didier Kaminka, Simon Michaël, Claude Zidi
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Photo: Jean-Jacques Tarbès
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Music: Francis Lai
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Cast: François Cluzet (Thierry),
Christophe Malavoy (Gérard),
Jean-Pierre Bisson (Bernard Hassler),
Claire Nebout (Claire),
Gérard Lecaillon (Francis),
Jean-Claude Leguay (Daniel),
Véronique Genest (Monique Lemercier),
Hubert Deschamps (Uncle Gadin),
Roger Dumas (Superintendant Brunet),
Patricia Malvoisin (Olivia),
Bruno Journée (Un étudiant),
Bettina Pernelle (La secrétaire de Bernard),
Nathalie Krebs (Françoise Carlier),
Cornélia Wilms (La secrétaire de Stéphanie),
Jean-Claude Valade (Inspecteur Barbier)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 104 min
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Aka: Association Of Wrongdoers
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Summary
Whilst his three former college friends – Thierry, Gérard and Francis – have made
successful careers for themselves in business, Daniel has yet to make the grade.
Tired of Daniel’s frequent attempts to drag them into ill-considered ventures,
Thierry and Gérard decide to play a cruel trick on him – making him think he has
won the national lottery. The joke backfires when Daniel,
believing he is now a wealthy man, signs a development contract with the unscrupulous
Bernard. With no way of cancelling the contract, Thierry,
Gérard and Francis are obliged to come to Daniel’s rescue, by stealing the safe
which contains the signed documents. They are surprised to
find the safe contains a fortune in French francs, and even more surprised when Bernard
reports the theft to the police…
Review
François Cluzet and Christophe Malavoy are on fine form in this fast-moving action
thriller, which includes some bizarre yet satisfying comic turns.
Its director is Claude Zidi, best known for his earlier film
Les Ripoux (1984) and its sequels.
Whilst the plot is muddled and unconvincing in parts, Association de malfaiteurs
works as a piece of escapist fun, and the action sequences are arguably amongst Claude
Zidi’s best.
© James Travers 2006
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