Crooks in Clover

1963 1h 51m FR

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 580

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lino Ventura
Fernand Naudin
Bernard Blier
Raoul Volfoni
Francis Blanche
Maître Folace
Claude Rich
Antoine Delafoy
Pierre Bertin
Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
Jean Lefebvre
Paul Volfoni
Sabine Sinjen
Patricia, la fille de Louis "le Mexicain"
Robert Dalban
Jean, le majordome

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georges Lautner
Writers: Michel Audiard
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: France, Germany, Italy

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georges Lautner, shot by Maurice Fellous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michelle David shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lino Ventura and Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Georges Lautner directs. Maurice Fellous behind the camera. Michel Magne scores. Michelle David cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Italy. Dialogue in German, French, English.

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Things worth knowing

163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Italy.
4Directed by Georges Lautner, shot by Maurice Fellous. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michelle David shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lino Ventura and Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0057591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "prostitute", "paris, france", "based on novel or book", "bomb".
10Released under 23 different titles around the world.