The Great Java

1971 1h 30m FR

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 16

Comedy

Synopsis

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Five friends come to the city Brizul. Here they want to find Mr Auguste Kougloff who owns them money, namely 20 million.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Francis Blanche
Auguste Kougloff / Augustin Colombani
Gérard Rinaldi
Philippot
Jean Sarrus
Jean
Luis Rego
Luis
Gérard Filipelli
Phil
Jean-Guy Fechner
Jean-Guy
Corinne Le Poulain
La fille de Colombani
Fransined
Fernand Devot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe Clair
Writers: Michel Ardan, Claude Zidi, Philippe Clair
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Francis Blanche and Gérard Rinaldi and Jean Sarrus carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0211390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe Clair directs. Claude Zidi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Les Charlots - Saga" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Philippe Clair, shot by Claude Zidi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Francis Blanche and Gérard Rinaldi and Jean Sarrus carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0211390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.