| The Big Operator | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Claude Pinoteau |
| Written by | Rennie Airth Michel Audiard Jean Herman Claude Pinoteau |
| Starring | Yves Montand |
| Cinematography | Jean Collomb |
| Edited by | Fedora Zincone |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Big Operator (French : Le Grand escogriffe) is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Yves Montand. [1]
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