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Victor Lanoux has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s.
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
Comedy · Drama
On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
Dir. José Giovanni · With Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Mimsy Farmer
as Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
Dir. Yves Robert · With Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos
When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, chief inspector Verjeat believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon. Verjeat's pursuit of the councilman, Lardatte, gets him a warning from his superiors. When he embarrasses Lardatte while disarming a hostage (the dead volunteer's father), Verjeat is told he's being transferred within a week. He speeds up his hunt for the goon and, with Lefévre, one of his young detectives, he engineers a complicated scheme to buy more time before the transfer. How should Verjeat play out his values of honor and duty?
Dir. Pierre Granier-Deferre · With Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux
The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.
Dir. Amy Heckerling · With Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill
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