France / Oct 10, 1956
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Max Révol | Le général des Empois |
| Robert Murzeau | Le tailleur, également turfiste |
| Guy Bedos | Fred Campuche, le jockey |
| Max Dalban | Le gros homme du hammam |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Courte-tête |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 10 ottobre 1956 |
| Production | Jean-Paul Guibert |
| Writer | Michel Audiard, Albert Simonin, Norbert Carbonnaux |
| Editing | Jacqueline Thiédot, Colette Charbonneau |
| Cinematography | Roger Dormoy, René Ribault |
| Assistant directors | Jacques Deray, Georges Lautner, Norbert Carbonnaux |
| Camera operators | René Ribault, Roger Dormoy |
| Additional photography | Roger Dormoy, René Ribault |
| Production design | Jacques Colombier, Robert Guisgand, Roger Joint |
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| Art direction | Jacques Colombier, Robert Guisgand, Roger Joint |
| Set decoration | Jacques Colombier, Robert Guisgand, Roger Joint |
| Music | Jean Prodromidès, Jean-Claude Marchetti |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Marchetti, Jean Prodromidès |
| Costume design | Marcel Bordenave |
| Makeup | Marcel Bordenave |
| Hairstyling | Marcel Bordenave |
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