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Cast
Gérard Depardieu
as Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo
Souad Amidou
as Zina Khelifa
Hakim Ghanem
as Ali
Jean Rochefort
as Charles-Henri Rossi
Roger Planchon
as Inspecteur Valin
Jacques Villeret
as Inspecteur Coleau
Christine Fersen
as Jane la voisine
Smaïn
as Abdel
François Clavier
as Castel
Philippe Brizard
as Le conseiller
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes13
DirectorFrancis Girod
WritersMichel Grisolia, Francis Girod
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Big Brother
About The Big Brother
The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic oath was a hypocritic failure -- the not-so-good doctor kills his wife because she is having an affair, and he kills her lover too. Then he joins the French Foreign Legion. On his way to the former French colonies in Africa, the plane he is in crashes, and Rossi, a "friend" on the plane with some overweight in carry-on money, shoots Bernard and takes off, leaving him for dead. He is nursed back to life and health by friendly villagers and just his luck, he not only manages to make his fortune in Africa, he also nabs a French passport from a dying man who will clearly not need it anymore unless the Pearly Gates have a French guard.
Directed by Francis Girod, The Big Brother leans on a strong ensemble — Gérard Depardieu, Souad Amidou, Hakim Ghanem — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1982.
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