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Slightly Ahead (1956) | Slate

Slightly Ahead

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Slightly Ahead

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Rated 6.2 on TMDB

Slightly Ahead

Courte-tête

A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.

Released: 1956
Runtime: 1h 28m
Genres: Comedy
Country: France
Language: French

Direction and writing

Georges LautnerAssistant Director

Michel AudiardWriter

Cast

Louis de FunèsLe père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
Fernand GraveyOlivier Parker, le faux entraîneur hippique, escroc
Jean RichardFerdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste

Jacques DerayAssistant Director

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Jacques DubyAmédée Lucas / Teddy Morton
Darry CowlLe réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
Micheline DaxLola d'Héricourt, une aventurière
Jacques DufilhoLe garçon d'écurie
Max RévolLe général des Empois

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