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On a volé Charlie Spencer !(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-12-24
20%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
Students of film history will appreciate the many tributes to famous films of yore which appear in this first-time feature directed and written by former drama teacher Francis Huster. In the story, a mild-mannered bank clerk has heroic dreams of being a real he-man. Given his diffident, shy nature, it comes as a bit of a surprise that not only does he actually have a girlfriend, but he has managed to get her pregnant. However, she doesn't fit his image of himself, and he can't bring himself to marry her. When the bank he works in is robbed by a daring group which includes a magnetically attractive woman, the clerk throws his lot in with them and becomes an outlaw.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Séléna Audiovisuel
Pacific Productions
Movie: On a volé Charlie Spencer !
Top 10 Billed Cast
Francis Huster
L'employé
Béatrice Dalle
La star
Isabelle Nanty
La petite blonde
Jacques Spiesser
L'inspecteur
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Le héros, séq. Hôtel du Nord
Gérard Watkins
Le soldat américain du film
Aude Briant
Éric Wapler
Valérie Benguigui
Sandrine Kiberlain
L'employée de banque
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Overview
Students of film history will appreciate the many tributes to famous films of yore which appear in this first-time feature directed and written by former drama teacher Francis Huster. In the story, a mild-mannered bank clerk has heroic dreams of being a real he-man. Given his diffident, shy nature, it comes as a bit of a surprise that not only does he actually have a girlfriend, but he has managed to get her pregnant. However, she doesn't fit his image of himself, and he can't bring himself to marry her. When the bank he works in is robbed by a daring group which includes a magnetically attractive woman, the clerk throws his lot in with them and becomes an outlaw.
Release Date
1986-12-24
Average
2
Rating:
1.0 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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