Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

113 mins | Drama | Oct. 23, 1974

Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce. The strains on the men begin to show particularly in François and Paul's friendship and in Vincent's health. A younger man, Jack, becomes attractive to Lucie, François's wife. Another young friend, the boxer Jean, who's like a son to Vincent and whose girlfriend is pregnant, has taken a bout with a merciless slugger. Has happiness eluded this circle of friends?

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others

113 mins | Drama | Oct. 23, 1974

Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his mistress leaves him, and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce. The strains on the men begin to show particularly in François and Paul's friendship and in Vincent's health. A younger man, Jack, becomes attractive to Lucie, François's wife. Another young friend, the boxer Jean, who's like a son to Vincent and whose girlfriend is pregnant, has taken a bout with a merciless slugger. Has happiness eluded this circle of friends?
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Lira Films, President Produzioni
Original title Vincent, François, Paul et les autres
Directors Claude Sautet
Writers Claude Néron, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet

Cast

Yves Montand

as Vincent

Michel Piccoli

as François

Gérard Depardieu

as Jean Lavallée

Serge Reggiani

as Paul

Umberto Orsini

as Jacques

Stéphane Audran

as Catherine, la femme de Vincent

Antonella Lualdi

as Julia, la femme de Paul

Marie Dubois

as Lucie, la femme de François

Ludmila Mikaël

as Marie, la jeune petite amie de Vincent

Catherine Allégret

as Colette, la petite amie de Jean

Betty Beckers

as Myriam

Yves Gabrielli

as Michel

Jean Capel

as Jamain

Mohamed Galoul

as Joe Catano

Jacques Richard

as Armand

David Tonelli

as Marco

Nicolas Vogel

as Clovis

Jean-Denis Robert

as Pierre

Myriam Boyer

as Laurence

Daniel Lecourtois

as Georges

Pierre Maguelon

as Farina

Maurice Auzel

as Simon

Maurice Travail

as Montubert - Le comptable

Jean Lagache

as L'adjoint de Becaru

Marcel Portier

as Le père de Jean

Ermanno Casanova

as Le patron du restaurant

Henri Coutet

as Henri

Carlo Nell

as Le speaker

Pippo Merisi

as Le soigneur chauve

André Cassan

as Un spectateur

Jacques Dhéry

as Le malade

Robert le Béal

as Le père de Marie

Lucienne Legrand

as La femme du malade

Léo Peltier

as Un ouvrier

Jacqueline Dufranne

as La mère de Marie (uncredited)

Claude Néron

as Boxing Supporter (uncredited)