Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976)
Seul, en robe de chambre, sur la corniche d'un immeuble des Champs-Élysées, Étienne revoit les événements qui l'ont amené dans cette position embarrassante, tandis qu'en contrebas les badauds s'amassent et guettent sa chute. À l'approche de la quarantaine, fonctionnaire modèle et mari irréprochable, Étienne s'est laissé griser par les belles jambes d'une inconnue vêtue de rouge. Il a tout fait pour lier conversation avec elle. Ses trois inséparables amis, Bouly, le séducteur inquiet, Daniel, l'amuseur public à l'impénétrable vie intime, et Simon, l'enfant chéri de sa mère abusive, le médecin le plus hypocondriaque de Paris, lui ont apporté leur concours…
Directeur:
Yves Robert
écrivains:
Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert.
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Jean Rochefort as Étienne |
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Claude Brasseur as Daniel |
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Guy Bedos as Simon |
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Victor Lanoux as Bouly |
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Danièle Delorme as Marthe Dorsay |
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Anny Duperey as Charlotte |
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Marthe Villalonga as Mouchy Messina |
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Louise Conte as Étienne's Godmother |
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Maurice Bénichou as Gonthier |
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Christophe Bourseiller as Lucien |
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Jean Lescot as Worried Patient |
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Martine Sarcey as Esperanza |
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Catherine Verlor as Stéphanie |
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Pascale Reynaud as Delphine |
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Richard Saint-Bris as Charles |
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Jean Lanier as Deschanels |
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Anne-Marie Blot as Marie-Ange |
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Hélène Calzarelli as Miss Pintard |
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Jean-Claude Magret as Étienne's Collaborator |
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Anémone as Concierge |
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Carina Barone as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Gérald Calderon as Daniel's Companion (uncredited) |
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Claude Carliez as Man Slapping Simon (uncredited) |
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Bernard Charlan as Fire Captain (uncredited) |
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Jean-François Dérec as Man Who Alerts Firefighters (uncredited) |
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Maurice Illouz as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Pierre Malet as Eric (uncredited) |
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Marie-Thérèse Orain as Cintra Waitress (uncredited) |
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Jean-Paul Solal as Charlotte's Husband (uncredited) |
| Directing | Yves Robert | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Loup Dabadie | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yves Robert | Screenplay |
| Production | Alain Poiré | Producer |
| Production | Yves Robert | Producer |
| Camera | René Mathelin | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko | Production Design |
| Editing | Gérard Pollicand | Editor |
| Sound | Vladimir Cosma | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bernard Aubouy | Sound |
| Production | Daniel Deschamps | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Dessalles | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irène Servet | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Berroyer | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Anne Khripounoff | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dann Loustalot | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Suzanne Lang-Willar | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Françoise Roumanet | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Pierre Gompertz | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Michel Lebon | Camera Operator |