The Big boss (film, 1959)

Summary

Two brave men employed of a service station become kidnappers of occasion. With the ransom requested, they will settle on their account. But the young person wire of billionaire which they removed the storm at such a point and their cause as well of troubles as, to get rid some, they give up the ransom and end even up giving their own economies. Moreover, Pablo and Antoine go, to be made forgive of the father, be obliged to play the " nounous" , because small Jumelin seems to be accustomed to its two kidnappers.

Data sheet

Title: the Big boss
Realization: Henri Verneuil
Scenario: According to a news of O' Henry
Adaptation: Henri Troyat, Henri Verneuil, Jean Manse
Dialog: Henri Troyat
Assistant realizer: Jean Becker, Ulrich Picardy
Images: Roger Hubert
Operator: Adolphe Charlet
Assembly: Boris Lewin
Decorations: Roger Clavel, assisted of Andre Bakst
Music: Gerard Calvi
Sound: Antoine Petitjean
Make-up: Boris Karabanoff
Photographer of plate: Gaston Thonnart
Script girl: Lucille Costa
Governed general: Andre Hoss
Production: Free London Films, the films Gibé (Paris) - Streaked Films (Rome)
Chef of production: Joseph Bercholtz, Henry Deutschmeister
Directing of production: Ralph Baum
Poster artist: Clement Hurel
Distribution: Gaumont
Turning from October 20th to December 6th, 1958
Film 35mm, black and white
Lasted: 89 min
Kind: Comedy
Another title: " The ransom of the rouge" chief;
First presentation the 3/20/1959

Distribution

Fernandel : Antoine Venturen
Gino Cervi: Paolo
Papouf : Eric Jumelin
Jean-Jacques Delbo: Alain Jumelin
Georges Chamarat: Jules
Noëlle Norman: Mrs. Jumelin
Florence Blot: Miss Florentine
Albert Michel: neighbor of opposite
Dominique Davray: neighbor of opposite
Héléna Manson: guide polyglot of Louvre
Yvonne Clech: (crossed to the assembly).
Maurice Nazil: private detective
Alain Decock: wire of the neighbors of opposite
Madeleine Barbulée: Mrs. Rivoire
Georges Bever: Maurice Rivoire
German Michel: caretaker
Gaby Basset hound: mother of Etienne
Gabriel Gobin: taxi driver
Robert Rollis: male nurse
Andre Numès Wire: promoter
Marc Arian: male nurse
Dany Jacquet
Catherine Brieux
Andre Valmy: voice of Gino Cervi

* Pascale Roberts often mentioned (Miss Rose) does not appear in film.

Around film

the film had not met an enormous success at the time of its exit into the room.
After the Table of burst the , Forbidden fruit , Carnival , the public enemy n°1 and the World's wonder , the Big boss mark the fifth collaboration between Henri Verneuil and Fernandel. They will turn over a few months later together one of their larger success: the Cow and the prisoner .

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