''The Big Brother'' (french: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by

Francis Girod Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film ''L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he w ...

and starring

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983

César Award Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * C ...

s.''La Revue du cinéma'' (418). Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1986.

Plot

Cast

as Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo * Souad Amidou as Zina * Hakim Ghanem as Ali *

Jean Rochefort Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Life and career Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...

as Charles-Henri Rossi * Jacques Villeret as Inspector Coleau * Roger Planchon as Inspector Valin * Smaïn as Abdel * Jean-Michel Ribes as Client of Zina * Corinne Dacla as Gérard's lover * Christine Fersen as Jane * François Clavier as Castel

References

External links

* 1982 crime drama films 1982 films Films directed by Francis Girod French crime drama films 1980s French-language films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub