The Big Swag
1965, French. Directed by Alex Joffé.
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel, expecting that one day he will be as famous as Auguste Le Breton. After months of painstaking research, he pens a work of fiction that describes in meticulous detail a train robbery on his stretch of the metro. Unfortunately, Louis has no success getting the book published, as no one seems to believe the robbery is possible. To prove them wrong, Louis decides to enact the robbery himself, with the help of some professional crooks. As luck would have it, Paul Filippi, the aristocrat of crime, has just been released from prison and is preparing his next criminal exploit. To his mind, Louis has conceived the perfect robbery...
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Alex JofféDirector
- BourvilLouis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer
- Paul MeurissePaul Filippi, gentleman crook
- Françoise DeldickAngélique, metro ticket puncher
- Daniel CeccaldiFélix Pignol, metro ticket puncher colleague
- Bernard FressonPerson in charge of the finance carriage
- Henri PiégayLuc, Filippi's henchman
- Roger CarelMr. Souvestre, station chief
- Jacques LegrasPostman
- Philippe MarchFilippi's henchman
- Georges AudoubertArmed security guard
- Jacques PléeSwitchman
- Françoise LebailWaitress
Details
- Released
- 9 July 1965
- Original title
- La Grosse Caisse
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Renée Asseo, Luc Charpentier, Geno Gil
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The Big Swag runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Big Swag isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 July 1965. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Big Swag?
The Big Swag (1965) was directed by Alex Joffé and stars Bourvil, Paul Meurisse, Françoise Deldick.