Rene the Cane

(1977)

★ 4.5 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Year: 1977

Runtime: 97 мин

Country: France

Director: Francis Girod

Cast: Жерар Депардье, Сильвия Кристель, Мишель Пикколи, Riccardo Garrone, Jacques Jouanneau, Jean Rigaux, Orchidea De Santis, Venantino Venantini, Валери Мересс, Stefano Patrizi

Plot

"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.