Rene the Cane
René la canne
Release: 1977-02-16
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 4.1
Crime
Drama
Comedy
"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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Président Films
Rizzoli Film
Cast
Jean Rigaux
as Vieuchêne
Stefano Patrizi
as Gino
Suzanne Berthois
Valérie Mairesse
as Martine
Daniel Breton
Lionel Vitrant
Venantino Venantini
as Carlo
Georges Conchon
Raymonde Vattier
Jean Carmet
as L'indicateur
Jean-Pierre Honoré
Jacques Jouanneau
as Fourgue
Philippe Brizard
as Le chef de la police marseillaise
Maurice Jacquemont
Sylvia Kristel
as Krista
Gérard Depardieu
as René Bornier
Riccardo Garrone
as Karl
Orchidea De Santis
as Kim
Évelyne Bouix
Marie-Pierre Castel
Michel Piccoli
as Ispettore Marchand
