France / Sep 01, 1979
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Monique Chaumette | Louise |
| Maria Laborit | Mme. Chazerand |
| Brigitte Roüan | La photographe |
| Roland Blanche | Le grec |
| Jean-Pierre Sentier | Ramoz |
| Jacques Sereys | Poinsot-Dubreuil |
| Charles Gérard | Ménard |
| Nicole Garcia | Mme Le Guenn |
| Michel Berto | Solo |
| Fred Personne | Hector |
| Sandra Alvarez de Tolédo | Pivin |
| Christian Bouillette | Le flic |
| Jean de Coninck | Civiletti |
| Georges Dufossé | Chouty |
| Patrick Feigelson | Le meneur de jeu |
| Dominique Goron | Le réceptionniste |
| Hervé Jacquot | Un client tabac 16° |
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| Carole Achache | L'employée Chazerand |
| Annick Le Goff | L'employée de Poinsot-Dubreuil |
| Carole Lixon | Véronique Chazerand |
| Henri Marteau | Le ministre |
| Chil Marx | Me Laurent |
| Jacques Canselier | Toledo |
| Christian de Tillière | Pivin |
| François Dyrek | Guy Pasquier |
| Jean-Marie Galey | L'employé du tabac '16e' |
| Jacqueline Huppert | La serveuse du restaurant macrobiotique |
| Philippe Khorsand | Flipper |
| Francesco La Placa | Allister |
| Gaëlle Legrand | Arlette Guibert |
| Jean Luisi | Marco |
| Barry Mason | Fergus |
| Charlotte Maury-Sentier | Une cliente tabac 16° |
| René Morard | Le contremaître |
| Marie-Thérèse Orain | Mme Maud |
| Marie Pillet | Laurette Civiletti |
| Yves Pourcel | Rabourdin |
| Marc Rosembaum | Ménégaud |
| Pierre Rousseau | Robert Rivers |
| Daniel Russo | Un commentateur TV |
| Fred Ulysse | Le premier fonctionnaire |
| Georges Mavros | Un client au 'Fer à cheval' |
| Jean-Luc Miesch | Le réalisateur TV |
| Robert Nogaret | Le second polyvalent |
| Bernard Papineau | Jegou |
| Bernard Pisani | Richardot |
| Jacques Robiolles | Un client au 'Fer à cheval' |
| Rosine Rochette | Alice Froment |
| André Rouyer | Le patron du tabac '16e' |
| Gérard Surugue | Tody |
| Dominique Zardi | Le patron du café Bastille / Barkeeper |
| Jean-Michel Ribes |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Mors aux dents |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UGC Films, Sara Films |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1979 |
| Executive producer | Louis Grau, Jean-Serge Breton |
| Production | Alain Sarde |
| Writer | Pierre Fabre, Claude Veillot, Laurent Heynemann |
| Editing | Armand Psenny |
| Cinematography | Alain Levent |
| Assistant directors | Laurent Heynemann |
| Camera operators | Alain Levent |
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| Additional photography | Alain Levent |
| Production design | Jean-Baptiste Poirot, Philippe Turlure |
| Art direction | Jean-Baptiste Poirot, Philippe Turlure |
| Set decoration | Philippe Turlure, Jean-Baptiste Poirot |
| Music | Antoine Duhamel |
| Sound | Antoine Duhamel |
| Costume design | Annick François |
| Makeup | Annick François |
| Hairstyling | Annick François |
Release dates
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