The Madman of Lab Four (1967)
This talkative and unevenly paced feature finds Fou (Jean Lefebvre) the inventor of a gas that makes the users fall in love. He is chased by his boss, the police, and spies, who seek to secure the secret recipe for their own selfish purposes. A shadowy American underworld figure tries to intimidate the inventor. A half-hearted attempt at comedy tries to go along with the double dealing and trickery of the thin plot of the film.
Director: Jacques Besnard
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Jean Lefebvre as Eugène Ballanchon, scientific researcher, single |
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Maria Latour as Régine, Mr. Beauchard's spy |
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Bernard Blier as Mr. Beauchard, executive secretary linked to a gang |
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Michel Serrault as Mr. Granger, director of the scientific laboratory |
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Pierre Tornade as DST inspector |
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Pierre Brasseur as Father Ballanchon |
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Margo Lion as Mrs. Ballanchon, Eugène's mother |
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Robert Dalban as Merchant, spy in the laboratory |
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Mario David as Mario |
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Henri Virlogeux as Scholar |
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André Chaumeau as Baron |
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Jean Franval as DST inspector |
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Paul Préboist as Agent |
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Alain Janey as Fred |
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Sabine Sun as Baroness |
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Yvon Sarray as Pedestrian |
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Max Arian as Extra worker (uncredited) |
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André Cagnard as Jo (uncredited) |
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Guy Delorme as Actor from the western (uncredited) |
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Marius Gaidon as Police officer (uncredited) |
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Henri Guégan as Actor from the western (uncredited) |
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Jean Ozenne as Minister (uncredited) |
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Laure Paillette as Traveler (uncredited) |
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Lionel Vitrant as Actor from the western (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jacques Besnard | Director |
| Art | Pierre Charron | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henri Sonois | Set Decoration |
| Production | Robert Sussfeld | Production Manager |
| Directing | André Cagnard | Action Director |
| Production | Alain Poiré | Delegated Producer |
| Crew | Michel Berreur | Stunts |
| Art | Jacques Martin | Props |
| Production | Mireille de Tissot | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pierre Cosson | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean Jak | Boom Operator |
| Sound | René-Christian Forget | Sound |
| Camera | Michel Lebon | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Guy Azzi | Production Accountant |
| Production | Armand Tabuteau | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Henri Sonois | Production Design |
| Writing | René Cambon | Novel |
| Writing | Jacques Besnard | Writer |
| Production | Alice Bogard | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Gilles Baudoin Peytel | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jacques Besnard | Producer |
| Directing | Jean-Marie Poiré | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Claude Carliez | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Daniel Diot | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Raymond Lemoigne | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean Halain | Writer |
| Editing | Colette Lambert | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Rico López | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Billy Bonnard | Key Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Gilbert Natot | Editor |
| Sound | Bernard Gérard | Original Music Composer |
