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Rene the Cane (1977)

Rene the Cane (1977)

Drama Crime Comedy
Release Date: 1977, February 16
Directors: Francis Girod
Countries: France
Production: Président Films, Président Films, Rizzoli Film, Rizzoli Film
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Stefano Patrizi, Sylvia Kristel, Jean Carmet, Philippe Brizard, Riccardo Garrone, Venantino Venantini, Michel Piccoli, Valérie Mairesse, Jacques Jouanneau, Jean Rigaux, Orchidea De Santis

Overview:

"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.