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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Good Luck, Charlie
1962 1h 30m FR
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Charlie Pattison, a wealthy American, lands at Athens airport, where he has just received an emergency phone call from his friend Maurice. The two men met in prison camps and have vowed to track down a certain Nazi doctor, Hermann Geiss, a connoisseur of masterpieces who is guilty of criminal experiments on prisoners. But Maurice doesn't show up. As soon as he arrives, Charlie investigates his friend's disappearance. He ends up meeting a painting dealer, Cardin, whose client Geiss is said to have been.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Eddie Constantine
Charlie
Albert Préjean
Cardin
Carla Marlier
Florence
Robert Moor
Berthier
Claude Vernier
Muller
Yvon Lec
Henrioud
Guy Moign
Titos Vandis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jean-Louis Richard
- Languages
- French
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The take
Jean-Louis Richard directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Eddie Constantine and Albert Préjean and Carla Marlier carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0136737 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Jean-Louis Richard
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1962-07-11
