The Magnificent One
Le Magnifique
Comedy
Romance
Action
Adventure
THE WRITER'S DREAM, HIS REALITY, AND THE TYPEWRITER IN-BETWEEN
A writer of pulpy book series in which he's the hero and his beautiful English roommate is the love interest attempts to finish his new book in time at the publisher's demand.
1973-11-23
fr
Cast
Director
Philippe de Broca
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Merlin / Bob Saint-Clar
Jacqueline Bisset as Christine / Tatiana
Vittorio Caprioli as Georges Charron / Colonel Karpov
Hans Meyer as Colonel Collins
Monique Tarbès as Mrs. Berger
Mario David as Traffic policeman in the rain
Bruno Garcin as Pilu
Raymond Gérôme as General Pontaubert
Jean Lefebvre as The Electrician
Fabrizio Moresco as Student with Pipe
André Weber as The Plumber
Hubert Deschamps as Typewriter Seller
Bernard Musson as The French Interpreter who speaks Czech
Jean-Pierre Rambal as The Lecturer
Micha Bayard as Charron's Secretary
Roger Muni as The Doctor at the Airport
Max Desrau as The Albanian Interpreter who speaks Romanian
Robert Berri as The Commander
Lucienne Legrand as Woman
Sébastien Floche as The Serbian Interpreter who speaks Russian
Laure Moutoussamy as Charron's Friend
Michel Thomass as Fake Pope
Maurice Auzel as Airport Mechanic (uncredited)
Jack Bérard as The Russian Interpreter who speaks Czech (uncredited)
Philippe de Broca as Second Plumber (uncredited)
Henri Czarniak as Soldier (uncredited)
Raoul Guylad as The Albanian (uncredited)
Charly Koubesserian as Guard (uncredited)
Alexandre Mnouchkine as Paramedic at the back of Ambulance (uncredited)
Louis Navarre as The Romanian Interpreter who speaks Serbian (uncredited)
José Paul as Merlin's Son (uncredited)