Association of Wrongdoers

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Association of Wrongdoers
Association de malfaiteurs.jpg
Directed by Claude Zidi
Written by
  • Michel Fabre
  • Simon Michaël
  • Claude Zidi [1]
Produced byClaude Zidi
Starring François Cluzet
Christophe Malavoy
Claire Nebout
CinematographyJean-Jacques Tarbès [1]
Edited byNicole Saunier [1]
Music by Francis Lai [1]
Production
companies
  • FR3 Cinema
  • Movies 7 [1]
Distributed byAMLF (Paris) [1]
Release date
  • February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11)(France)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFrance [1]
LanguageFrench

Association of Wrongdoers (French : Association de Malfaiteurs) is a 1987 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi. [2]

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Plot

Gérard and Thierry are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a wealthy tycoon in this situation comedy. A practical joke backfires when the two make their colleague Daniel believe he has won the lottery. The owner of the safe calls the police, who chase after the scheming duo. The two steal the safe a second time to cover the loss of the money taken in the first burglary. Monique is the sultry police commissioner and former flame of the robbery victim who investigates the bizarre case.

Cast

Production

The film was shot between September 18 and October 31, 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Association de malfaiteurs" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  2. Alfred Krautz, Hille Krautz, Joris Krautz, Eberhard Spiess, Encyclopedia of Film Directors in the United States of America and Europe

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