L' Animal (1977) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who can't do one single job without something going wrong. His fiancée wants to kill him, the film studios don't want to give him any more work and, as King Kong for a promotion in a supermarket, he winds up destroying some display shelves. The only role he plays well is pretending not to be able to hear, speak and walk in order to get money from the government. Then along comes the "beautiful" actor called Bruno Ferrari (also played by Jean-Paul Belmondo). Supposedly a fearless stuntman, Ferrari turns out to be afraid of heights once his feet leave the ground. So a stuntman is needed to prevent a scandal. And who is the man who looks most (or exactly) like Bruno? You guessed it, good-for-nothing Mike...

Cast & Crew

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Claude Zidi

Claude Chabrol

Julien Guiomar

Henri Genes

Aldo Maccione

Francois Valorbe

Film Details

Also Known As

animal

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 46m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Synopsis

A movie about a good-for-nothing stuntman called Mike Gaucher (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who can't do one single job without something going wrong. His fiancée wants to kill him, the film studios don't want to give him any more work and, as King Kong for a promotion in a supermarket, he winds up destroying some display shelves. The only role he plays well is pretending not to be able to hear, speak and walk in order to get money from the government. Then along comes the "beautiful" actor called Bruno Ferrari (also played by Jean-Paul Belmondo). Supposedly a fearless stuntman, Ferrari turns out to be afraid of heights once his feet leave the ground. So a stuntman is needed to prevent a scandal. And who is the man who looks most (or exactly) like Bruno? You guessed it, good-for-nothing Mike...

Director

Claude Zidi

Cast

Claude Chabrol

Julien Guiomar

Henri Genes

Aldo Maccione

Francois Valorbe

Dany Saval

Fred Personne

Francois Mirante

Rita Maiden

Raquel Welch

Jean Jacques

Charles Gerard

Catherine Meurisse

Jane Birkin

Mario David

Johnny Hallyday

Jean-jacques Moreau

Jean-paul Belmondo

Martine Ferriere

Raymond Gerome

Jacques Alric

Andre Pervern

Agathe Vannier

Crew

Bernard Artigues

Charles Henri Assola

Special Effects

Bernard Aubouy

Michel Audiard

Michel Audiard

Writer (Dialogue)

Tanine Autre

Yvette Bastide

Assistant Editor

Jean-jacques Beineix

Assistant Director

Helene Bernardin

Assistant Director

Andre Boumedil

Christian Bourqui

Special Effects

Paulette Breil

Claude Carliez

Technical Advisor

Rene Chabal

Camera Assistant

Vladimir Cosma

Patrick Delauneux

Michel Deloire

Camera Operator

Marc Desages

Assistant Art Director

Dominique Fabre

Pierre Gauchet

Production Manager

Andre Guerin

Assistant Art Director

Christian Guillouet

Camera Operator

Henri Habans

Camera Assistant

Monique Isnardon

Robert Isnardon

Yvan Issac

Remy Julienne

Technical Advisor

Sylvie Koechlin

Charly Koubesserian

Marcel Laude

Olivier Mauffroy

Olivier Mergault

Assistant Director

Theo Meurisse

Michel Naudin

Special Effects

Christine Noel

Assistant Editor

Serge Ponvianne

Special Effects

Pascal Raynaud

Claude Renoir

Director Of Photography

Roger Robert

Jean-paul Schwartz

Camera Operator

Henri Sonnois

Assistant Art Director

Jacques Touillaud

Jean-louis Ughetto

Daniel Verite

Patrick Zeyen

Claude Zidi

Film Details

Also Known As

animal

Release Date

1977

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 46m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (Eastmancolor)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1977

Released in United States 1977

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