Le Cactus

2005 1h 34m FR

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 37

Comedy

Synopsis

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Sami and Patrick are long-time friends. Sami is a hypochondriac. One day, following a misunderstanding at the hospital, Sami thinks he has an incurable neurological disease. He decides to live his last moments to the fullest and goes to India to be treated by a great local "doctor". In the meantime, his friend Patrick, who has been accompanying and supporting him without knowing that this illness is in fact fictitious, finds himself without a wife or job. The initial situation seems to be reversed; Patrick is out of luck and Sami seems less and less ill.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clovis Cornillac
Patrick Machado
Pascal Elbé
Sami
Alice Taglioni
Justine
Pierre Richard
Christian
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Renard
François Civil
Patrick Machado enfant
Christian Charmetant
Le professeur Fontana
Éric Seigne
Le docteur Girardet

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gérard Bitton
Languages: French
Countries: France

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1 / 5

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Clovis Cornillac and Pascal Elbé and Alice Taglioni carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0464059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gérard Bitton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Clovis Cornillac and Pascal Elbé and Alice Taglioni carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0464059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.