Umbrella Coup (1980)
Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.
Director: Gérard Oury
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: October 8, 1980
Cast
- Pierre Richard - Grégoire Lecomte, acteur à mi-temps, dragueur à plein temps
- Valérie Mairesse - Sylvette, alias Bunny, inspecteur à la D.S.T.
- Christine Murillo - Josyane Leblanc, contractuelle parisienne, régulière de Grégoire
- Gérard Jugnot - Frédo, agent artistique de Grégoire
- Gordon Mitchell - Moskovitz, le tueur à gages
- Roger Carel - Salvatore Bozzoni, couturier et fournisseur de poison
- Gert Fröbe - Otto Krampe, dit La Baleine
- Maurice Risch - Le producteur de Paris
- Dominique Lavanant - Mireille, femme de Frédo, ex-maîtresse de Grégoire
- Axelle Abbadie - Juliette, la fleuriste, ex-femme non divorcée de Grégoire
Screenplay
Music: Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Editing: Albert Jurgenson
Production: Gaumont, Gaumont International
Country: France
Language: Pусский, Français
Original Language: fr
More Films by Director: Gérard Oury
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Umbrella Coup about?
- Grégoire Lecomte, the unlucky actor anxious to find a "real job", goes to take a screen test for a role of a killer, but gets to mafiosi by mistake. He takes their don for a producer, and they mistake him for a hitman with whom they had an appointment. Deluded Lecomte signs contract with them. He is supposed to kill gun dealer Otto Krampe at his birthday party in Saint-Tropez by piercing him with a cap of the umbrella with a built-in syringe with potassium cyanide. Lecomte is not aware that it has to be a real murder.
- Who directed Umbrella Coup?
- Umbrella Coup was directed by Gérard Oury.
- Who stars in Umbrella Coup?
- Umbrella Coup stars Pierre Richard, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo, Gérard Jugnot, Gordon Mitchell, Roger Carel.
- How long is Umbrella Coup?
- Umbrella Coup has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Umbrella Coup?
- Umbrella Coup is a Comedy, Crime film.
- Where was Umbrella Coup produced?
- Umbrella Coup was produced in France.