Les Grands Ducs

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Les Grands Ducs
Directed by Patrice Leconte
Written byPatrice Leconte
Serge Frydman
Produced byThierry de Ganay
Monique Guerrier
Starring Jean-Pierre Marielle
Philippe Noiret
Jean Rochefort
Catherine Jacob
Michel Blanc
Cinematography Eduardo Serra
Edited byJoëlle Hache
Music byAngélique Nachon
Jean-Claude Nachon
Distributed by BAC Films
Release date
21 February 1996
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.4 million
Box office$3.8 million [1]

Les Grands Ducs (English: The Big Dukes) is a 1996 comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Catherine Jacob.

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Plot

George Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier are old and shabby broke actors. They will resume unexpectedly with panache but three small roles in a light comedy, bound for a tour. Shapiron, producer, ruined, will do anything to sabotage the show and thus get the insurance but the three actors will not let the last chance of life.

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References

  1. "Les Grands Ducs (1996)". JP Box Office . Retrieved 2014-11-06.