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The Boss ()

Le caïd (original title)
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A modest professor of philosophy plunges in spite of himself into the world of the underworld, when he goes to Paris, where he must attend a congress.

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Justin Migonet
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Rita
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Monsieur 'A'
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Toni (as Marcel Bozzufi)
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Jo
François Darbon ...
Amédée
Hélène Duc ...
Edmée
Charles Moulin ...
Le Turc
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Oxner
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Le directeur de la Socorep
Albert Michel ...
Filâtre
Jean-François Rémi ...
Doinel, un inspecteur (as Jean-François Rémy)
Jacques Seiler ...
Pietro
Jean Marosi ...
Edouard Colin
Monique Vita ...
Cécile, la femme de chambre
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Le flic conférence
Pierre Mirat ...
Le gérant de l'hôtel Cujas
Michel Thomass ...
Luigi, le chauffeur russe
Hélène Tossy ...
Louise, la gérante de l'hôtel Pigalle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
René Alié ...
Julien (uncredited)
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Un agent de stationnement (uncredited)
Andrès ...
Un voyageur (uncredited)
France Asselin ...
Marie, une auditrice (uncredited)
Bruno Balp ...
Henri (uncredited)
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Pierre, le crieur de journaux (uncredited)
François Cadet ...
Un agent (uncredited)
Lucien Camiret ...
Pep (uncredited)
Émile Genevois ...
L'agent cycliste (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
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Un agent (uncredited)
Francis Lax ...
Robert (uncredited)
Guy Mairesse ...
Louis (uncredited)
Henri Maïk ...
Émile, le marin (uncredited)
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Jack (uncredited)
Billy Nencioli ...
Max (uncredited)
Paul Pavel ...
Peter (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys ...
Un homme dans la salle d'attente (uncredited)
Pomme ...
La patronne (uncredited)
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Albert, l'agent de la circulation (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé ...
Jean, un inspecteur (uncredited)
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Bob (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bernard Borderie

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Claude Orval ... (novel "Le grand caïd")
 
Jean Bernard-Luc ... (screenplay)
 
Jean Bernard-Luc ... (dialogue)

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Charles Borderie ... executive producer
Raymond Borderie ... producer

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Paul Misraki

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Robert Juillard

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Christian Gaudin

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Jacqueline Givord ... assistant editor

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René Moulaert

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René Sarazin ... sound editor

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Jacques Météhen ... conductor (as Jacques Metehen)

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Plot Summary

Bloody and fast hold-up near the oil refineries of the Etang de Berre. Pursued by a rival gang, A gangster, Toni, fled with a satchel containing a very large sum of money (thirty million francs). On the train that takes him to Paris, Toni threatens with his gun Justin Mignonnet, an honest professor of philosophy leaving Arles to attend a congress, and forces him to put this bag, the contents of which he ignores, in his suitcase, and makes him promise to bring it back to his men the next day at the Pigalle hotel, located in rue Fontaine - Completely lost, Mignonnet decides to obey Toni's orders. At the time of the restitution, it is a young woman who presents herself, because another gang seeks to seize the loot. They meet at the hotel where she pretends to be her niece and must, from this moment, be wary of everyone. Little by little, the underworld of the capital takes him for a real boss. Taking advantage of a moment of respite from his opponents, he will take the money to charity before resuming his train for Arles.

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Also Known As
  • The Boss (United States)
  • The Boss (World-wide, English title)
  • The Boss (United Kingdom)
  • El caíd (Spain)
  • La rapina di Montparnasse (Italy)
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Trivia When the main character Justin Bigonet (Fernandel) enters a cinema hall, he buys a ticket to watch a previous movie of director Bernard Borderie "Le gorille vous salue bien" starring Lino Ventura. See more »
Movie Connections Features The Mask of the Gorilla (1958). See more »

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