A Pain in the Ass (1973)
L'emmerdeur (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 25min
- Comedy
- 31 Jul 1975 (USA)
- Movie
Milan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in problems.
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| Lino Ventura | ... |
Ralf Milan
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| Jacques Brel | ... |
François Pignon
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| Caroline Cellier | ... |
Louise Pignon
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| Jean-Pierre Darras | ... |
Fuchs
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| Nino Castelnuovo | ... |
Bellhop
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Angela Cardile | ... |
La future maman
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| Michele Gammino |
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Xavier Depraz | ... |
Louis Randoni
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François Dyrek |
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Jean-Louis Tristan | ... |
L'inspecteur de l'hôtel
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André Valardy | ... |
L'auto-stoppeur
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Jean Franval | ... |
Le routier
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Pierre Collet | ... |
Le boucher
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Arlette Balkis | ... |
La patiente
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Jacques Galland | ... |
Maître Chamfort
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Liza Braconnier | ... |
Madame Randoni (uncredited)
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| Pierre Forget | ... |
Félix (uncredited)
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Robert Galligani | ... |
L'employé de réception (uncredited)
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Georges Guéret | ... |
Un infirmier à la clinique psychatrique (uncredited)
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Sylvain Levignac | ... |
Un infirmier à la clinique psychatrique (uncredited)
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| Édouard Molinaro | ... |
Le patron de café (uncredited)
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Roland Neunreuther | ... |
Le conducteur (uncredited)
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| Jacques Paoli | ... |
Self (uncredited) (voice)
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Serge Sauvion | ... |
Le commanditaire de l'attentat au téléphone (uncredited) (voice)
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Jacques Van Dooren | ... |
Un infirmier à la clinique psychatrique (uncredited)
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Pierre Vialla | ... |
L'officier de bureau de police (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Édouard Molinaro | ||
Written by
| Francis Veber | ... | (written by) |
| Francis Veber | ... | (play "Le contrat") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Amon | ... | associate producer |
| Georges Dancigers | ... | producer |
| Alexandre Mnouchkine | ... | producer |
| Ennio Nobili | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Jacques Brel | ||
| François Rauber | ||
Cinematography by
| Raoul Coutard | ||
Editing by
| Monique Isnardon | ||
| Robert Isnardon | ||
Production Design by
| François de Lamothe | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jacques Brizzio | ||
Production Management
| Raymond Leplont | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Philippe Monnier | ... | assistant director |
| Alain Nauroy | ... | assistant director |
| Fred Runel | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Robert Christidès | ... | set dresser |
| Pierre Duquesne | ... | assistant art director / assistant production designer |
| Claude Moesching | ... | assistant art director |
| Elise Servet | ... | set dresser |
| Jean-Louis Trinquier | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Gaston Demède | ... | sound recordist |
| Jean-Louis Ducarme | ... | sound |
| Alex Pront | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Pierre Rosso | ... | stunts |
| Eric Vasberg | ... | stunts / stunt double: Jean-Pierre Darras (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean Garcenot | ... | camera operator |
| Etienne George | ... | still photographer |
| Georges Liron | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Marcel Azzola | ... | musician: accordion |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hélène Sébillotte | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
| Nicole Carmet | ... | general manager |
| Janine Ruault | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC) (1973) (France) (theatrical)
- Corwin-Mahler Films (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Sherlock Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- British Empire Films Australia (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Fox (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Miracle Films (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Scotia International Filmverleih (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Weird Wave (2021) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Weird Wave (2022) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- ARTE (2023) (France) (tv)
- Atlas Video (1990) (West Germany) (VHS)
- C8 (2018) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ (1996) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ (2009) (France) (tv)
- Canale 5 (1982) (Italy) (tv)
- Chérie 25 (2017) (France) (tv)
- Comédie! (2011) (France) (tv)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Direct 8 (2012) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2016) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2020) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1994) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2001) (France) (tv)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2018) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Guadeloupe 1ère (2015) (Guadeloupe) (tv)
- Guyane 1ère (2015) (French Guiana) (tv)
- HD1 (2013) (France) (tv)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Martinique 1ère (2015) (Martinique) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- NRJ12 (2017) (France) (tv)
- NT1 (2009) (France) (tv)
- Nouvelle-Calédonie 1ère (2015) (New Caledonia) (tv)
- Paris Première (2011) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2015) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2018) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2022) (France) (tv)
- Polynésie 1ère (2015) (French Polynesia) (tv)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (1978) (Belgium) (tv)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Rete 4 (1988) (Italy) (tv)
- Réunion 1ère (2015) (Réunion) (tv)
- Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 1ère (2015) (France) (tv)
- TF1 Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
- TF1 Vidéo (2013) (France) (Blu-ray)
- TF1 (1979) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1982) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1985) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1992) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (2013) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (2017) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2012) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2013) (France) (tv)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Télé Monte Carlo (1995) (Italy) (tv)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2009) (France) (tv)
- Wallis Et Futuna 1ère (2015) (France) (tv)
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| Plot Summary |
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.
Written by Jean-Yves Simon |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Director, Edouard Molinaro plays the barman of the coffee shop. And there's a moment that he's got a vinyl disc of Jacques Brel in his hands. See more » |
| Goofs | A door is blocked with a chair under the handle. Unfortunately no one of the movie crew noticed or seems to have bothered that the door opens the other way. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Francis Veber artisan du rire: La saga Pignon (2001). See more » |