The Wise Guys(Movie, 1965)

Name: The Wise Guys
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1965
Duration: T02:8:00
Rating: 4.1

Original title: "Les Grandes gueules" (French/FR)

2h 8min | Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Rating: 4.1/5 (with 57 votes)

The Wise Guys (U.S. video title: Jailbirds' Vacation) (French: Les Grandes Gueules) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Robert Enrico, based on a novel by José Giovanni. Featuring two popular male leads in Bourvil and Lino Ventura, it tells the story of a man struggling to get his ancient family sawmill back into production, despite violent opposition from competitors and betrayal by his right-hand man. It was the eighth most popular film at the French box office in 1965. ()

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About The Wise Guys

Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...

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Production countries: France, Italy

Made by: Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC), Alexandra Film, Les Productions Belles Rives

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/11/1966 (World premiere: 10/22/1965)

Cast: Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Michel Constantin, Jess Hahn, Marie Dubois, François Vibert, Georges Guéret, Hénia Suchar, Henri Czarniak, Jean-Claude Rolland, Marc Eyraud, Marcel Bernier, Marcel Pérès, Michel Charrel, Paul Crauchet, Pierre Frag, Reine Courtois, Sylvain Lévignac, Roger Jacquet, Guy Henri

Director: Robert Enrico

Screenwriter: Robert Enrico, José Giovanni

Director of Photography: Jean Boffety

Composer: François de Roubaix

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Les Grandes Gueules"

"Einer bleibt auf der Strecke"

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