Cent mille dollars au soleil
1964 Adventure Comedy
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Summary
Rocco, Hervé Marec, and Mitch-Mitch are long-distance
lorry drivers who work for Castigliano and Co. When a mysterious
lorry with an unknown consignment is assigned to a new driver, Hans Steiner,
they becomes suspicious. Realising that the lorry is carrying a valuable
cargo, Rocco secretly drives the lorry away, accompanied by his girlfriend.
When he learns what has happened, Castigliano offers Hervé and Mitch-Match
a reward of two million francs if they can recover the lorry. A long,
desperate chase ensues...Review
Director Henri Verneuil originally conceived this film
as a latter day western, with lorries replacing horses, and the North African
countryside replacing the American mid-west. The resulting film is
less a western and more fast-moving, sweaty chase film, but it is magnificently
shot and benefits greatly from Michel Ardiard’s humorous dialogue.
The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura, two impressive acting talents who were at the height of their popularity when the film was released. The film was a box office success in France in 1964, achieving three and half million ticket sales (making it the second most popular film in France that year after L’Homme de Rio, in which Belmondo also starred). © James Travers 2001 |
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