The Good and the Bad

Jan 19, 1976

2h 0m

★ 5.5

Overview

The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Les Films 13

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Cast

Jacques

Jacques Dutronc

Lola

Marlène Jobert

Jacques

Jacques Villeret

Bruno

Bruno Cremer

Dominique

Brigitte Fossey

le chef de la résistance

Serge Reggiani

Lafont

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Mme Blanchot

Marie Déa

le commissaire Blanchot

Alain Mottet

le chef de la gestapo

Georg Marischka

Un truand

Michel Fortin

Françoise

Valérie Lagrange

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