Comedy ·Romance · France · 1967 · 1h 35m

The Big Grasshopper

La Grande Sauterelle

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Director
Georges Lautner
Cast
Mireille Darc as Salène Maurice Biraud as Alfred Hardy Krüger as Carl Francis Blanche as Gédéon Georges Géret as Marco Margot Trooger as l'Américaine
Crew
Maurice Fellous — Director of Photography Bernard Gérard — Original Music Composer Georges Lautner — Screenplay Vahé Katcha — Screenplay Michel Audiard — Screenplay Vahé Katcha — Novel
Synopsis

While he is trying to escape from a hit man, Carl is setting up a kidnapping in Beirut. He gets lost on his way, falling in love with Salène, a.k.a. "La grande sauterelle"...

Key Collaborators
Georges Lautner Director Maurice Fellous Director of Photography Bernard Gérard Original Music Composer Georges Lautner Screenplay Vahé Katcha Screenplay Michel Audiard Screenplay Vahé Katcha Novel Alain Poiré Producer
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