''Les Grands Ducs'' (English: ''The Big Dukes'') is a 1996 comedy

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

directed by

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Insti ...

, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret,

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 ...

and Catherine Jacob.

Plot

George Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier are old and shabby broke actors. They will resume unexpectedly with panache but three small roles in a light comedy, bound for a tour. Shapiron, producer, ruined, will do anything to sabotage the show and thus get the insurance but the three actors will not let the last chance of life.

Cast

* Jean-Pierre Marielle as George Cox * Philippe Noiret as Victor Vialat *

as Eddie Carpentier * Catherine Jacob as Carla Milo *

Michel Blanc Michel Blanc (born 16 April 1952) is a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, ...

as Shapiron * Clotilde Courau as Juliette * Jacques Mathou as Janvier * Pierre-Arnaud Juin as Pat * Jacques Nolot as Francis Marceau * Albert Delpy as Harry * Marie Pillet as Clémence * Jean-Marie Galey as Markus * Dominique Besnehard as Atlas's Boss

References

External links

* 1996 films 1996 comedy films Films directed by Patrice Leconte French comedy films 1990s French-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub