Portugal / Jun 06, 1980 / Porto
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Fred works for an insurance company as a computer engineer. He is bored with enduring the trials of his shrewish wife, so, after using actuarial tables to calculate the most common means of death, he cleverly prepares the family bathroom and brings about her demise. For a while he is content with his new freedom, but then he recognizes that a friend is in a similar situation.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean Abeillé | |
| Jean-Claude Andruet | |
| Anémone | Secretary |
| Albert Augier | |
| Michel Blanc | Choukroun |
| Michel Delahaye | Member of the board of directors |
| Steve Gadler | |
| Jean-Yves Gautier | |
| Evelyne Istria | |
| Jacques Lalande | |
| Daniel Maurin | |
| Claude Miller | Member of the board of directors |
| Verónica Orueta | |
| Charles Pozzi | |
| Jean-Marie Robain | |
| Riccardo Salvino | Robert |
| Bernard Sury |
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| Jean-Luc Tardieu | |
| Béatrice Costantini | First secretary (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Ordinateur des pompes funèbres |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lira Films, Produzioni Atlas Consorziate |
| Release date | 7 aprile 1976 |
| Executive producer | Ralph Baum |
| Production | Jean Bolvary, Roland Girard, Raymond Danon |
| Writer | Gérard Pirès, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Walter Kempley |
| Editing | Jacques Witta |
| Cinematography | Michael Seresin |
| Assistant directors | Gérard Pirès |
| Camera operators | Michael Seresin |
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| Additional photography | Michael Seresin |
| Production design | Jean-Baptiste Poirot |
| Art direction | Jean-Baptiste Poirot |
| Set decoration | Jean-Baptiste Poirot |
| Music | Claude Bolling |
| Sound | Claude Bolling |
| Costume design | Christian Aujard, Alex Archambault, Joël Lavau, Claudine Cronier-Monin |
| Makeup | Joël Lavau, Alex Archambault, Christian Aujard, Claudine Cronier-Monin |
| Hairstyling | Claudine Cronier-Monin, Alex Archambault, Christian Aujard, Joël Lavau |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
France / Apr 07, 1976 / U
Spain / Sep 04, 1977
Poland / Jan 01, 1978
Türkiye / Apr 01, 1979
Digital
Sweden / Mar 05, 2022
TV
Germany / Jan 10, 1981 / West Germany
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