''The Three Brothers'' () is a 1995 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan alongside their

Les Inconnus Les Inconnus ("The Unknowns") are a French trio of comedians consisting of Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus. While their first successes were on stage, they are most famous for their satirical sketch comedy television show ''L ...

partner Pascal Légitimus. The film won the award for Best Debut at the

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s in 1996.

Plot

Three brothers meet each other for the first time after their mother's death. Believing that they will inherit her fortune, they quickly spend their money. However, when the inheritance does not transpire, the brothers become closer as they try to work out what to do.

Casting

* Didier Bourdon : Didier Latour * Bernard Campan : Bernard Latour * Pascal Légitimus : Pascal Latour * Antoine du Merle : Michael Rossignol * Anne Jacquemin : Marie * Marine Jolivet : Christine Rossignol * Annick Alane : Geneviève Rougemont * Pierre Meyrand : Charles-Henri Rougemont * Isabelle Gruault : Marie-Ange Rougemont * Marie-Christine Adam : Sandra * Bernard Farcy : Monsieur Steven * Élie Semoun : Brice * Henri Courseau

: Mᵉ Larieux * Jean-François Pastout : Mᵉ Gonzales * Yolande Moreau & Bruno Lochet : PMU's owners * Jacky Nercessian : le présentateur du Millionnaire * Pascal N'Zonzi : The recruiter * Chick Ortega : le chef cuisinier

Reception

It was the highest-grossing French film of the year with a gross of $46 million.

References

External links

* 1995 films French comedy films Best First Feature Film César Award winners Films produced by Claude Berri 1995 comedy films 1990s French-language films 1990s French films Films shot in Alsace {{1990s-France-film-stub