is a 2004 French-German-Spanish Western comedy film directed by

Philippe Haïm Philippe Haïm (born 2 September 1967, in Paris) is a French film director, writer and composer. He sometimes is also actor, as in ''Comme un poisson hors de l'eau'' (1999). Filmography * 1986 : '' Maine Océan'' * 1991 : '' Les Naufragés' ...

. It was inspired by the characters The Daltons in the comic ''

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''. It was filmed in France, Germany, and Spain. It was released 8 December 2004. The comic had previously inspired several films, in particular (1978). The film's budget of $26 million makes it one of the most expensive non-English language films. The film was presented at the 7th Almería Western Film Festival on October 11, 2017.

Plot

Joe and Averell are respectively the oldest and youngest of the four Dalton brothers, the most dangerous bandits in the history of the Far West, and their failures are of such calibre that their own mother is turning against them. But they react when Mama Dalton kicks them out of their own home and they decide to make her proud of them by robbing the Gulch City Bank, where security is so high that even employees are trained in martial arts. They fail in the robbery of the bank and Joe and Averell, along with their brothers, are imprisoned. In the cell, they meet a Mexican who reveals information about a magic hat that makes him invincible. Joe immediately decides to get the hat, so the four brothers run away from prison and head for Mexico, leaving chaos in their wake. Arguing non-stop, Joe and Averell compete for power in a small town and manage to infiltrate a gang of criminals, where, after a spectacular battle, they steal the magic hat from the bandit who had it. But the problems are only beginning because of the constant and growing rivalry between Joe and Averell and the fact that the law is on their heels. Again in Gulch City, the brothers will try to rob the bank again and get their mother to be proud of them.

Cast

Éric Judor Éric Judor (born 25 July 1968 in Meaux), sometimes simply called Éric, is a French actor, director, screenwriter and comedian. He gained notoriety by forming, with Ramzy Bedia, the comedy duo Eric and Ramzy. After several feature films with hi ...

: Joe Dalton *

Ramzy Bedia Ramzy Habib El Haq Bedia ( ar, رمزي حبيب إل حق بيديا ; born March 10, 1972) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director of Algerian descent. He started his career as a comedian in 1994 after meeting Eric Judor with whom ...

: Averell Dalton * Saïd Serrari: Jack Dalton * Romain Berger: William Dalton *

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: Ma Dalton *

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: El Tarlo * Sylvie Joly: Ma Billy *

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: Ma James *

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: Ma Cassidy *

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: Doxey *

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: bank director *

Jean Benguigui Jean Benguigui (born 8 April 1944 in Oran) is a French actor. He is of Jewish-Algerian descent. In 2006 and 2007 he played the role of impresario Cartoni in a new adaptation of the operetta Le Chanteur de Mexico at the Théâtre du Châtelet T ...

: Mexican village chief *

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: Mexican prisoner *

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: Cowboy *

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: Old Timer

References

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* 2000s Western (genre) comedy films 2004 films Films based on Belgian comics French Western (genre) comedy films Lucky Luke films Films shot in Cologne Live-action films based on comics Films shot in Almería 2004 comedy films 2000s French films {{comics-film-stub