The Big Swag

The Big Swag

105 mins | Comedy, Thriller | July 9, 1965

Louis Bourdin est employé à la RATP le jour, romancier la nuit, avec une forte prédilection pour le genre policier. Un jour, il rédige un polar situé dans l'univers de la RATP, boudé par les éditeurs. Le livre parvient alors aux yeux d'une bande de criminels...

The Big Swag

105 mins | Comedy, Thriller | July 9, 1965

The Big Swag
Louis Bourdin est employé à la RATP le jour, romancier la nuit, avec une forte prédilection pour le genre policier. Un jour, il rédige un polar situé dans l'univers de la RATP, boudé par les éditeurs. Le livre parvient alors aux yeux d'une bande de criminels...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
Original title La Grosse Caisse
Directors Élisabeth Rappeneau, Fabien Collin, Alex Joffé
Writers Alex Joffé, Pierre Lévy-Corti, Geno Gil, Luc Charpentier, Renée Asseo

Cast

Bourvil

as Louis Bourdin, metro ticket puncher and writer

Paul Meurisse

as Paul Filippi, gentleman crook

Françoise Deldick

as Angélique, metro ticket puncher

Daniel Ceccaldi

as Félix Pignol, metro ticket puncher colleague

Bernard Fresson

as Person in charge of the finance carriage

Henri Piégay

as Luc, Filippi's henchman

Roger Carel

as Mr. Souvestre, station chief

Jacques Legras

as Postman

Philippe March

as Filippi's henchman

Georges Audoubert

as Armed security guard

Jacques Plee

as Switchman

Françoise Lebail

as Waitress

Tsilla Chelton

as Newspaper seller

Pierre Vernier

as Armed security guard

Menahem Shuval

as Giant released

Pierre Richard

as Filippi's brown accomplice

Jacqueline Johel

as Station ticket office clerk

Yves Arcanel

as Filippi's blond accomplice (uncredited)

Paul Bisciglia

as Metro machinist (uncredited)

Katia Christine

as Brigitte de Ganimard (uncredited)

Roland Giraud

as Man waiting on the platform (uncredited)

Gérard Hoffman

as Boss of the bistro (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

as Customer of the Bowling bar (uncredited)

Alex Joffé

as Traveler on the Quai de la Rapée (uncredited)

Albert Michel

as Station chief (uncredited)

Juliette Mills

as Ganimard's switchboard operator (uncredited)

Charles Tordjman

as Prisoner of "La Santé" (uncredited)

Paul Pavel

as Machinist (uncredited)

Gilbert Servien

as Traveler on the Quai de la Rapée (uncredited)

Paul Temps

as Maître Loriot (uncredited)

François Valorbe

as Director of the R.A.T.P. (uncredited)

Jacques Bouvier

as Clarence, driver (uncredited)

Pierre Raffo

as Driver of the finance carriage (uncredited)

M. Choura

as (uncredited)