The Sucker
The funniest fraud a fall-guy ever fell for!
1965 | 111m | French
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Gérard Oury |
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| Writer: | Marcel Jullian, Gérard Oury |
| Staring: |
| In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu". | |
| Release Date: | Mar 24, 1965 |
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| Director: | Gérard Oury |
| Writer: | Marcel Jullian, Gérard Oury |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | paris, france, italy, france, diamond, border, gangster, cadillac, drug smuggling, naples, italy, fool, vacation, bordeaux, france, road trip, car crash, horn, hitchhiker, manicurist, jewel smuggling, carcassonne |
| Production Companies | Les Films Corona, Explorer Film '58 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $678,948 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 04, 2025 Entered: May 04, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bourvil | Antoine Maréchal |
| Louis de Funès | Léopold Saroyan |
| Venantino Venantini | Mickey, 'le bègue' |
| Henri Génès | Martial, brigadier |
| Beba Lončar | Ursula, hitchhiker |
| Alida Chelli | Gina, manicurist |
| Lando Buzzanca | Lino, barber |
| Jacques Eyser | Accomplice of Saroyan |
| Henri Virlogeux | Accomplice of Saroyan |
| Jean Meyer | Accomplice of Saroyan |
| Jack Ary | Chief customs officer |
| Jean-Marie Bon | Garage owner in Rome |
| Guy Delorme | Luigi, Mickey's accomplice |
| Jean Droze | Saroyan's henchman |
| Jacques Ferrière | Saroyan's chauffeur |
| Guy Grosso | Customs officer |
| Michel Modo | Customs officer |
| Yvon Jeanclaude | Policeman |
| Bob Lerick | Loulou, Mickey's accomplice |
| Bernard Meusnier | Saroyan's secretary |
| Pierre Roussel | Mario Costa, butler |
| Louis Viret | |
| Robert Duranton | Strong guy in the shower (uncredited) |
| Nicole Desailly | Mrs. Chenu, concierge (uncredited) |
| Saro Urzì | Tagliella, garage owner in Naples (uncredited) |
| Germaine de France | Old woman (uncredited) |
| Marius Gaidon | Policeman in Bordeaux (uncredited) |
| Jean Minisini | Policeman in Carcassonne (uncredited) |
| Eric Vasberg | Policeman in Carcassonne (uncredited) |
| Walter Chiari | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Antoine Bonfanti | Sound Engineer |
| Georges Tabet | Dialogue |
| Robert Giordani | Production Design |
| Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Marcel Jullian | Screenplay |
| Gérard Oury | Screenplay, Director |
| André Tabet | Dialogue |
| Tanine Autré | Costume Design |
| Francesco Ciarletta | Production Design |
| Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Albert Jurgenson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Dorfmann | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 599 | 742 |