Animal

1977 1h 40m FR

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 135

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Mike Gaucher / Bruno Ferrari
Raquel Welch
Jane Gardner
Dany Saval
Doris
Charles Gérard
Hyacinthe
Raymond Gérôme
Le comte de Saint-Prix
Julien Guiomar
Fechner
Aldo Maccione
Sergio Campanese
Mario David
Santos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Zidi
Writers: Michel Audiard
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Claude Renoir. 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 Vladimir Cosma. 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 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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CAST

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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch and Dany Saval carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075683 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claude Zidi directs. Claude Renoir behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Monique Isnardon cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Claude Zidi, shot by Claude Renoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Monique Isnardon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch and Dany Saval carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0075683 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.