Rene the Cane (1977)
"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.
Director: Francis Girod
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Gérard Depardieu as René Bornier |
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Sylvia Kristel as Krista |
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Michel Piccoli as Ispettore Marchand |
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Riccardo Garrone as Karl |
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Jacques Jouanneau as Fourgue |
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Jean Rigaux as Vieuchêne |
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Orchidea De Santis as Kim |
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Venantino Venantini as Carlo |
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Valérie Mairesse as Martine |
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Stefano Patrizi as Gino |
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Jean Carmet as L'indicateur |
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Suzanne Berthois as |
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Évelyne Bouix as |
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Daniel Breton as |
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Philippe Brizard as Le chef de la police marseillaise |
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Emmanuelle Brunschwig as |
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Catherine Castel as |
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Marie-Pierre Castel as |
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Georges Conchon as |
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Lydia Feld as |
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Régine Zuccolin as Sarah |
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Joëlle Granger as |
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Véronique Granger as |
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Jean-Pierre Honoré as |
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René Lenoty as |
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Papinou as |
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Pierre Raffo as |
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Percival Russel as |
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Franz Sauer as |
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François Trystram as |
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Maria van der Meer as |
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Raymonde Vattier as |
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Lionel Vitrant as |
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Annie Walther as Martha |
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Doris Walther as Bretzel |
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Maurice Jacquemont as |
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René Girier as |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Roger Borniche | Novel |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Music |
| Writing | Francis Girod | Writer |
| Directing | Francis Girod | Director |
| Writing | Jacques Rouffio | Writer |
| Editing | Jacques Audiard | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jacques-Eric Strauss | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Corinne Jorry | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacques Fonteray | Costume Design |
| Art | Jean-Jacques Caziot | Production Design |
| Art | Philippe Turlure | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Eva Zora | Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Lévy | Sound |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound |
| Writing | Vincenzo Labella | Writer |
| Sound | Daniel Couteau | Sound |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound |
| Sound | Piero Fondi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo Marin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Chambelland | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nilo Jacoponi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antoine Garabedian | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Bernard Bats | Sound |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |