The Bit Between the Teeth

The Bit Between the Teeth

99 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1979

Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....

The Bit Between the Teeth

99 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1979

The Bit Between the Teeth
Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....
Producers Sara Films, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Original title Le Mors aux dents
Directors Laurent Heynemann
Writers Laurent Heynemann, Pierre Fabre, Claude Veillot

Cast

Jacques Dutronc

as Loïc Le Guenn

Michel Piccoli

as Pierre Chazerand

Michel Galabru

as Charles Dréant

Roland Bertin

as Xavier Guibert

Michel Beaune

as Froment

Jean Benguigui

as Bosc

Monique Chaumette

as Louise

Maria Laborit

as Mme. Chazerand

Brigitte Roüan

as La photographe

Roland Blanche

as Le grec

Jacques Sereys

as Poinsot-Dubreuil

Charles Gérard

as Ménard

Nicole Garcia

as Mme Le Guenn

Michel Berto

as Solo

Fred Personne

as Hector

Jean de Coninck

as Civiletti

Georges Dufossé

as Chouty

Patrick Feigelson

as Le meneur de jeu

Dominique Goron

as Le réceptionniste

Hervé Jacquot

as Un client tabac 16°

Carole Lange

as L'employée Chazerand

Annick Le Goff

as L'employée de Poinsot-Dubreuil

Carole Lixon

as Véronique Chazerand

Henri Marteau

as Le ministre

Chil Marx

as Me Laurent

Jacques Canselier

as Toledo

François Dyrek

as Guy Pasquier

Jean-Marie Galey

as L'employé du tabac '16e'

Jacqueline Huppert

as La serveuse du restaurant macrobiotique

Philippe Khorsand

as Flipper

Francesco La Placa

as Allister

Gaëlle Legrand

as Arlette Guibert

Jean Luisi

as Marco

Barry Mason

as Fergus

Charlotte Maury-Sentier

as Une cliente tabac 16°

René Morard

as Le contremaître

Marie-Thérèse Orain

as Mme Maud

Marie Pillet

as Laurette Civiletti

Yves Pourcel

as Rabourdin

Marc Rosembaum

as Ménégaud

Pierre Rousseau

as Robert Rivers

Daniel Russo

as Un commentateur TV

Fred Ulysse

as Le premier fonctionnaire

Georges Mavros

as Un client au 'Fer à cheval'

Jean-Luc Miesch

as Le réalisateur TV

Robert Nogaret

as Le second polyvalent

Bernard Papineau

as Jegou

Bernard Pisani

as Richardot

Jacques Robiolles

as Un client au 'Fer à cheval'

Rosine Rochette

as Alice Froment

André Rouyer

as Le patron du tabac '16e'

Gérard Surugue

as Tody

Dominique Zardi

as Le patron du café Bastille / Barkeeper