Slightly Ahead
1956, French. Directed by Norbert Carbonnaux.
A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Norbert CarbonnauxDirector
- Louis de FunèsLe père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
- Fernand GraveyOlivier Parker, le faux entraîneur hippique, escroc
- Jean RichardFerdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
- Jacques DubyAmédée Lucas / Teddy Morton
- Darry CowlLe réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
- Micheline DaxLola d'Héricourt, une aventurière
- Jacques DufilhoLe garçon d'écurie
- Max RévolLe général des Empois
- Robert MurzeauLe tailleur, également turfiste
- Guy BedosFred Campuche, le jockey
- Max DalbanLe gros homme du hammam
Details
- Released
- 10 October 1956
- Original title
- Courte-tête
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Michel Audiard, Albert Simonin
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Who directed Slightly Ahead?
Slightly Ahead (1956) was directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and stars Louis de Funès, Fernand Gravey, Jean Richard.