''Le Bon et les Méchants'' is a French film directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained criti ...

and released in

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

Synopsis

From 1935 to 1945, the happiness of a couple turns to sadness when their

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is used by the

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Details

*Director: Claude Lelouch *Musique :

Francis Lai Francis Albert Lai (; 26 April 19327 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film ''Love Story''. The so ...

, songs by

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sepa ...

*Length: 120 minutes *Release date: 19 January 1976

Starring

: Jacques *

Marlène Jobert Marlène Jobert (born 4 November 1940) is a French actress and author. Life and career Jobert was born in Algiers, Algeria, to a Sephardic Jewish and Pied-Noir family, the daughter of Eliane Azulay and Charles Jobert, who served in the French A ...

: Lola *

Jacques Villeret Jacques Villeret (; 6 February 1951 – 28 January 2005) was a French actor, best known internationally for his role as François Pignon in the comedy ''Le Dîner de Cons''. During his career, he earned many awards including the prestigious ...

: Simon *

Bruno Cremer Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005. Origins Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburbs ...

: L'inspecteur Bruno Deschamps *

Brigitte Fossey Brigitte Florence Fossey (; born 15 June 1946) is a French actress. Early years The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, '' Forbidden Games''.Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon (born 30 October 1938) is a French actor and singer. Selected filmography External links * 1938 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French male stage a ...

: Henri Lafont * Alain Mottet : commissaire Blanchot *

Marie Déa Marie Déa (born Odette Alice Marie Deupès 17 May 1912 – 1 March 1992) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1939 to 1983. She was married to the actor Lucien Nat Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January ...

: Mme Blanchot *

Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. After studying acting at the Conservatoire des arts cinématogr ...

: chef de la Résistance * Stéphane Bouy : Bony * Georg Marischka : général allemand * Philippe Léotard : vendeur de Citroën * Alain Basnier : fils Blanchot *

Valérie Lagrange Valérie Lagrange (born 25 February 1942) is a French actress and singer. She starred in the 1960 adventure film ''Morgan, the Pirate''.Hughes p.39 Selected filmography * ''The Green Mare'' (1959) * ''Morgan, the Pirate'' (1960) * ''The Corsic ...

: Françoise * Claudio Gaia : Claudio De Souza * Arlette Emmery : Arlette * Anne Libert : sa copine *

Étienne Chicot Étienne Chicot (5 May 1949 – 7 August 2018) was a French actor and composer.José Luis de Vilallonga José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

: homme du couple dévalisé * Mme de Vilallonga : femme du couple dévalisé * Jean Mermet : vendeur de traction * Adrien Cayla-Legrand : Charles De Gaulle * Gérard Sire : voix narrateur/commentateur actualités/speaker radio (non crédité) * Tony Roedel : officier allemand (non crédité) *

Jean Bessière Jean Bessière is professor of Comparative Literature at the Sorbonne ( University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle), and was educated at the École Normale Supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stage ...

* Roland Neunreuther : cascadeur.

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* The film is projected in

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External links

* 1970s French films 1976 films Fictional couples Films directed by Claude Lelouch Films scored by Francis Lai French crime drama films {{1970s-France-film-stub