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Cloportes

La Métamorphose des cloportes

Release: 1965-09-08 ·Runtime: 95m ·★ 6.2
Comedy Crime

Three little criminals get a tip for a great coup with lots of money in it. Unfortunately they lack the starting funds to buy the required welding torch. So they persuade their successful colleague Alphonse to join their team. But the well thought-out coup fails, and Alphonse is the only one of them who ends up in jail for several years. When he's released, he's out for revenge.

Production Countries

France Italy

Production Companies

Les Films du Siècle
Produzioni Artistiche Internazionali

Cast

André Rouyer André Rouyer as Cabaret customer (uncredited) Irina Demick Irina Demick as Catherine Verdier, manager of an art gallery Marcel Charvey Marcel Charvey as Gallery visitor Marie-Hélène Dasté Marie-Hélène Dasté as Madame Clancul François Valorbe François Valorbe as Employee of the employment agency Jean Carmet Jean Carmet as Effeminate art critic (uncredited) Dorothée Blanck Dorothée Blanck as Girl at the hotel particulier Michel Duplaix Michel Duplaix as Head waiter Michel Garland Michel Garland as Gallery visitor André Thorent André Thorent as Gangster client of the cabaret Laure Paillette Laure Paillette as Woman at the window (uncredited) Georges Chamarat Georges Chamarat as Edmond Clancul Georges Géret Georges Géret as Joseph Rouquemoute aka 'Le Rouquin' Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver Jacques Marchand Jacques Marchand as Gallery visitor Paul Pavel Paul Pavel as Cabaret customer (uncredited) Émile Riandreys Émile Riandreys as Employee of the employment agency (uncredited) Donald O'Brien Donald O'Brien as Gallery visitor Patricia Scott Patricia Scott as Elisabeth Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour as Edmond Clancul aka 'Le Naïf' Georges Blaness Georges Blaness as Omar Michel Dacquin Michel Dacquin as Nightclub bartender Renée Passeur Renée Passeur as Friend of Léone Dominique Zardi Dominique Zardi as Prisoner (uncredited) Marc Arian Marc Arian as Demuldère's servant (uncredited) Lino Ventura Lino Ventura as Alphonse Maréchal aka 'Le Malin' Maurice Biraud Maurice Biraud as Arthur aka 'Le Mou' Annie Fratellini Annie Fratellini as Léone Rouqemoute, prostitute François Dalou François Dalou as Police inspector Marcel Bernier Marcel Bernier as Friend of Alphonse (uncredited) Marius Gaidon Marius Gaidon as Extra (uncredited) Françoise Rosay Françoise Rosay as Gertrude, supplies specialist in the mafia Daniel Ceccaldi Daniel Ceccaldi as Police inspector Lescure Agnès Duval Agnès Duval as (uncredited) Guy Henry Guy Henry as (uncredited)