Les tontons flingueurs (1963)

Réalisateur:

Georges Lautner

Scénaristes:

Michel Audiard (dialogue)
Georges Lautner (dialogue)
(suite)

Date de sortie:

4 octobre 1963 (Allemagne de l'ouest)

Genre:

Comedie | Action | Crime

Intrigue:

Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican"...

Plot Keywords:

Paris France | Cult Comedy | Silencer | Spoof | Young Woman

Avis des utilisateurs:

You don't have to be French!

Ensemble

Lino Ventura	...	Fernand Naudin
Bernard Blier	...	Raoul Volfoni
Francis Blanche	...	Maître Folace
Claude Rich	...	Antoine Delafoy
Pierre Bertin	...	Adolphe Amédée Delafoy
Robert Dalban	...	Jean
Jean Lefebvre	...	Paul Volfoni
Horst Frank	...	Théo
Charles Régnier	...	Tomate
Mac Ronay	...	Bastien
Venantino Venantini	...	Pascal
Sabine Sinjen	...	Patricia
Jacques Dumesnil	...	Louis le Mexicain
Yves Arcanel
Philippe Castelli	...	Le tailleur
Henri Cogan	...	Freddy
Dominique Davray	...	Mme Mado
Charles Lavialle	...	Le chauffeur de taxi
Annie Marescot	...	Une fille (as Anne Marescot)
Paul Mercey	...	Henri
Georges Nojaroff	...	Vincent
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Jean-Louis Castelli	...	Le photographe de mariages (uncredited)
Jean-Michel Derot	...	Extra (uncredited)
Paul Meurisse	...	Un passant distingué (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Georges Lautner

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Michel Audiard		dialogue
Georges Lautner		dialogue
Albert Simonin		novel

Produit par
Irénée Leriche	....	producer
Alain Poiré	....	executive producer
Robert Sussfeld	....	producer

Musique originale
Michel Magne

Image
Maurice Fellous

Montage
Michelle David

Création des décors
Jean Mandaroux

Assistant réalisateur
Albert Kantoff	....	assistant director
Claude Vital	....	assistant director

Département Art
Jacques D'Ovidio	....	assistant production designer

Technicien du son
Antoine Archimbaud	....	sound editor
Daniel Brisseau	....	sound recordist

Caméra et Département Electrique
Jean-Louis Castelli	....	still photographer
Georges Pastier	....	camera operator
Yves Rodallec	....	camera operator

Dpartement Editorial
Gina Pignier	....	assistant film editor

Divers
Mireille de Tissot	....	general manager
Jean-Étienne Siry	....	poster designer (uncredited)

Companies de production

• Gaumont Distribution (presents)
• S.N.E. Gaumont (co-production: Paris)
• Corona Filmproduktion (co-production: Munich)
• Ultra Film (co-production: Rome)

Distributeurs

• Gaumont Distribution (1965) (France) (theatrical)
• Gaumont DVD (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Gaumont Blu-ray Disc (2009) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• American International Pictures (AIP) (USA) (dubbed)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Crooks in Clover (UK)
In famiglia si spara (Italy)
Le terminus des prétentieux (France) (working title)
Mein Onkel, der Gangster (West Germany)
Monsieur Gangster (USA)

Durée:

105 min

Pays:

France | Allemagne de l'ouest | Italy

Langue:

Français | Allemand | Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Mono

Lieux de tournage:

Eglise Saint-Germain-de-Charonne, Paris 20, Paris, France

Société:

Gaumont Distribution

Anecdotes:

Cameo: [Paul Meurisse]The guy with the monocle saluting Lino Ventura at the end of the movie is Paul Meurisse, a reference to the Movie _Le Monocle noir_ also by Georges Lautner.

Connexions De Film:

Références Le monocle noir (1961)

You don't have to be French!

It seems like everyone makes a big deal about having to speak french, understand older french slang, etc. in order to enjoy this movie. I know about ten words of French, and still found this movie hilarious.

To assert that the dialogue is the central virtue of the film does the actors a HUGE disservice, in addition to limiting comedy to merely spoken jokes and gags. Lino Ventura is a great comedic presence, which may strike many as odd, taking into account his more well-known "serious" roles in films like Francesco Rosi's "Cadaveri eccellenti," and Jean-Pierre Melville's "Army of Shadows." He is a very underrated, and often over-looked actor who could play comedy just as well as he could play seldom-speaking leaders of the French resistance.

Although I could certainly understand a knowledge of French culture and language certainly enhancing some of the nuances of the dialogue, do not be swayed away from this great film by the words of others declaring it is "too French." It is a classic comedy that transcends language barriers, and certainly serves as a great light-hearted companion piece to the many distinctive French gangster films of the era. Perhaps even surpassing many of them in sheer entertainment value.