The Wild Goose Chase

1975 1h 35m FR

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 90

Comedy

Synopsis

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The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Whoever fills in the blank becomes the owner of a revue. Big money is involved. The nephew of the owner of the vault is trying to cheat his uncle and have his name in the documents. Everything is even more complicated because the manager of the bank has a finger in the pie, too. Who but a humble bank-teller (Pierre Richard) will ruin the scheme?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Richard
Pierre Vidal
Jane Birkin
Janet
Michel Aumont
Commissaire Brunet
Marc Doelnitz
Marc
Amadeus August
Gunther
Henri Déus
Mike
Luis Rego
Franz
Catherine Allégret
Nicole

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Michel Fabre, Jean-Luc Voulfow
Languages: French
Countries: France, Germany

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin and Michel Aumont carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Zidi directs. Henri Decaë behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Monique Isnardon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany. Dialogue in French.

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151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Germany.
3Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Henri Decaë. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pierre Richard and Jane Birkin and Michel Aumont carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0072825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.