The Winner

Nov 28, 1979

1h 35m

★ 5.0

Overview

A plumber finally meets the woman of his dreams. But as her uptight family tries to keep him away, he wins the lottery and starts plotting his revenge.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Films du Gave

The Winner Trailers

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Cast

Laurent Demaison, plombier

Philippe Ruggieri

M. Dupré-Granval, banquier

Michel Galabru

Mme Hélène Dupré-Granval

Stéphane Audran

Thierry Denoël, fondé de pouvoir

Henri Guybet

Dominique Dupré-Granval

Odile Michel

Le patron de l'agence de détectives

Michel Peyrelon

Le père de Laurent

Bernard Musson

La mère de Laurent

Rita Maiden

Dan, l'ami de Laurent

Alain David

Employé #1 de la banque

Max Douchin

Le présentateur TV

Bernard Woringer

M. Merret, un ami de Dupré-Granval

Serge Berry

Between Alice, a hospital nurse and Aldo, a shampoo sales representative, things have turned sour of late. Alice blames her husband for lacking ambition and contemplates divorce.One day Aldo wins the ten million euro lotto prize. But, unwilling to share the bonanza, he keeps mum about it, all the more as he finds out Alice has an affair with Gérard, Aldo's former friend and ... new boss. However, Aldo, leading a double life, starts spending his money ...

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