Synopsis
"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.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis GirodDirector
- Francis GirodWriter
- Jacques RouffioWriter
- Vincenzo LabellaWriter
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gérard DepardieuRené Bornier
- Sylvia KristelKrista
- Michel PiccoliIspettore Marchand
- Riccardo GarroneKarl
- Jacques JouanneauFourgue
- Jean RigauxVieuchêne
- Orchidea De SantisKim
- Venantino VenantiniCarlo
- Valérie MairesseMartine
- Stefano PatriziGino
- Jean CarmetL'indicateur
- Suzanne BerthoisCast