''Uranus'' is a 1990 French comedy-drama film with Gérard Depardieu about post-

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recovery in a small French village, as the controlling

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tries to dispose of Pétain loyalists. It was

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and

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Claude Berri Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...

and

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, based on a novel by

Marcel Aymé Marcel Aymé (29 March 1902 – 14 October 1967) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children. Biography Marcel André Aymé was born in Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France, the youngest of si ...

. The film was entered into the

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Cast

* Michel Blanc - Gaigneux * Gérard Depardieu - Léopold Lajeunesse *

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- Archambaud *

Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Life and career Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and ...

- Watrin * Gérard Desarthe - Maxime Loin *

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- Monglat *

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- Mrs. Archambaud *

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- Jourdan *

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- Rochard *

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- Mrs. Gaigneux *

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- Mégrin, lawyer *

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- Ledieu *

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- Miss Archambaud *

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Reception

The film opened at number one at the Paris box office with a first week gross of 4.9 million Franc ($1 million) from 48 screens.

References

External links

* * 1990 films 1990 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 1990s French-language films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Marcel Aymé Films directed by Claude Berri Films set in 1945 Films with screenplays by Claude Berri Vichy France in fiction 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub