Le Gentleman d'Epsom

1962Movie⏱️ 1h 27mApproved

ComedyCrime

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

1,140 votes

The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.

Director

Gilles Grangier

Writers

Albert Simonin, Gilles Grangier, Michel Audiard

Stars

Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard

Language

French

Country

France, Italy

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jean Gabin

as Richard Briand-Charmery

Madeleine Robinson

as Maud Mulligan

Frank Villard

as Lucien

Jean Lefebvre

as Charly

Jacques Marin

as Raoul

Jean Martinelli

as Hybert

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Joëlle Bernard

as Ginette

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Aline Bertrand

as La patronne du bar

Léonce Corne

as Freedman

Marie-Hélène Dasté

as Tante Berthe

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Studios de Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France

Production

Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA), Cité Films, Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale (CCM)

🏷️ Keywords

paris francesnobfrancefrench comedyeurope

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyCrime

⭐ Featured Review

Scam artists telling the story of an overblown small-time crook

by vostf • 2023-04-26

3/10

"Grangier-Simonin-Audiard are really pulling a routine scam on us. Cheap idea turned into a flimsy script and then stretched to yeeee somewhat over 80min. Jean Gabin is funny for 15min. Then it really gets tedious: repetitive and unengaging. Gabin bullying stiffs, steam-rolling credulous dumb guys and charming ladies does not get us a long way when he is just a bum to start with. A colourful, bigger-than-life bum if you will, but a bum all the same who does not aim to get anywhere and actually gets us nowhere. That is the kind of movie that feels like a scam: you were naive enough to be lured..."