Slightly Ahead

1956

1h 28m

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A brilliant swindler, Olivier Parker, hires a small-time pipe salesman, Amédée, to swindle a naive provincial, Ferdinand Galiveau, a chicken merchant. Renamed Teddy Morton and now a jockey, Amédée must ride a mare on which Ferdinand, advised by Parker, must bet. Absolutely convinced of his mystification, Parker bets on an oddball who, of course, loses, while at the last minute Galiveau, having bet on an outsider, wins a fortune. All Parker has to do is find another sucker.

Writers

Albert Simonin(writer by)
Michel Audiard(writer by)
Norbert Carbonnaux(adaptation by)
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Louis de Funès
Le père Graziani, faux religieux ; Prosper le faux garçon d'écurie ; le faux colonel Luc de La Frapinière
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Fernand Gravey
Olivier Parker, le faux entraîneur hippique, escroc
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Jean Richard
Ferdinand Galiveau, marchand de volailles et turfiste
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Jacques Duby
Amédée Lucas
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Darry Cowl
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
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Micheline Dax
Lola d'Héricourt, une aventurière
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Jacques Dufilho
Le garçon d'écurie
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Max Révol
Le général des Empois
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Robert Murzeau
Le tailleur, également turfiste
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Guy Bedos
Fred Campuche, le jockey
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Max Dalban
Le gros homme du hammam

Writers

Albert Simonin(writer by)
Michel Audiard(writer by)
Norbert Carbonnaux(adaptation by)

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Release date

October 10, 1956 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Language

French

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