''Man from Cocody'' (French: ') is a French

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from 1965 set in

Cocody Cocody (, ) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan. The ...

, Ivory Coast. It was directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''M ...

, written by Christian-Jaque, ,

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and Jacques Emmanuel, starring

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. The film was known under the titles: ''Ivory Coast Adventure'' (USA), ' (Italy), ' (Germany).

Cast

as Jean-Luc Hervé de la Tommeraye * Liselotte Pulver as Baby * Philippe Clay as Renaud Lefranc *

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as Angelina * Jacques Morel as Rouffignac *

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as Pepe *

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References

1965 films Italian adventure films French adventure films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Christian-Jaque 1965 adventure films French spy comedy films Films set in Ivory Coast 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub