The Other One's Mug

The Other One's Mug

1979/12/12 • Released • French

Comedy
Crime
5.6
1h 40m

Overview

Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires Perrin’s cousin, Gilbert, an actor who is a perfect double of Perrin, to replace him. What Gilbert does no know is that the killer Kraus is bumping off the people who were implicated in the affair for which he was arrested, and that Perrin is next on his list.

Director : Pierre Tchernia

Casts
Michel Serrault

Michel Serrault

Martial Perrin/Gilbert Brossard

Jean Poiret

Jean Poiret

Jean-Louis Constant

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Wilfrid

Bernadette Lafont

Bernadette Lafont

Gisèle Brossard

Andréa Parisy

Andréa Parisy

Marie-Hélène Perrin

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Mme Charlebouis

Bernard Lavalette

Bernard Lavalette

le comte de Chalosse

Pierre Douglas

Pierre Douglas

Marquetti

Roger Carel

Roger Carel

Roland Fevereau

Michel Blanc

Michel Blanc

Taboureau

Catherine Lachens

Catherine Lachens

Florence

Dominique Lavanant

Dominique Lavanant

la fille de la chambre verte

Germaine Delbat

Germaine Delbat

Mme Perrin

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Commissaire Javert

Karl Forest

Karl Forest

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