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RUNTIME
Did you know
85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Egg
1972 1h 25m FR
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 4
Comedy
Synopsis
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Emile Magis, a modest employee, more or less ostracized by the others, would like only one thing, to be happy. Little by little he realizes that life in society is a matter of convention, lies and deception. When he has understood that cynicism rules the world, he decides to play by its untold rules and to take his revenge.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Guy Bedos
Emile Magis
Jean Rochefort
Victor Dugommier
Marie Dubois
Hortense Berthoullet
Michel Galabru
Gaston Berthoullet
Bernadette Lafont
Rose
Renaud Mary
General advocate
France Gabriel
Madame Berthoullet
Lyne Chardonnet
Charlotte Berthoullet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean Herman
- Writers
- Claude Berri, Jean Herman, Félicien Marceau
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Did you know?
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jean Herman directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Guy Bedos and Jean Rochefort and Marie Dubois carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0217703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- The Egg (1972)
Also by
Jean Herman
Production companies
Who made it
- RE
Renn Productions
FR
- CO
Columbia Films S.A.
Key crew
- Scenario WriterClaude Berri
- Scenario WriterJean Herman
- Scenario WriterFélicien Marceau
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-03-08
