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Rene the Cane

Rene the Cane

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 16, 1977

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Comedy

User Score

45%

Original Title

René la canne

Production Companies

Président Films, Rizzoli Film

Director

Francis Girod

Description

"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.