Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968), directed by Michel Audiard, starring Bernard Blier and Marlène Jobert.
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Synopsis
Rita is a girl that lives on taking gangsters as lovers. But when the money stops coming, she swears revenge.
- Georges BarskyCinematography
- Michel AudiardDirector, Writer
- Monique IsnardonEditing
- Robert IsnardonEditing
About the film
Leontine (French: Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages) is a 1968 French comedy crime film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier and Marlène Jobert.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location around Paris and Menton on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.
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Leontine (French: Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages) is a 1968 French comedy crime film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Françoise Rosay, Bernard Blier and Marlène Jobert.
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and on location around Paris and Menton on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.
Plot
Rita is an ambitious young gangster's moll in Paris, kept by the elegant Fred who acquires a load of gold ingots in transit. She betrays Fred to another gang boss, Charles, on the understanding that she will get 50%, but Charles, once he has the gold, rats on the deal. Rita goes to ask help from her aunt Léontine, living in retirement on the Riviera after being the mistress of major gangsters. Léontine comes to Paris and Charles, already tracked by Fred who wants his gold back, tries to eliminate this new menace. His first ploy, sending his handsome young nephew Tiburce to murder her, fails as Rita falls in love with him. When a full-scale night assault on Leontine's house ends with the corpses of his men going into the central heating furnace, Charles is ready to compromise and agrees to make a generous settlement if the two young people get married. On the day of the wedding he is still prevaricating, so Leontine shoots him dead and the festivities commence. She has cheated Fred out of his remaining booty, which can go to set up Rita.
Cast
Françoise Rosay as Leontine
Bernard Blier as Charles
Marlène Jobert as Rita
André Pousse as Fred
Robert Berri as one of Charles's men
Gérald Bruneau as The Viking
Michel Charrel as one of Charles's men
Mario David as Jacky
Sylvain Levignac as one of Charles's men
Roger Mailles as one of Charles's men
Raoul Saint-Yves as Raoul
Jean Saudray as one of Charles's men
Dominique Zardi as a killer
Paul Frankeur as Ruffin
Robert Dalban as Casimir
Claude Rollet as Tiburce
References
Bibliography
Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
Leontine at IMDb
Text from Leontine (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontine_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on September 6, 1968, a Friday.
- It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
- Its original title is "Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages".
- This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosGaumont International
- CountriesFrance
- LanguagesFrench
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Filming locations
- Paris
Cast
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Bernard Blier
Charles aka 'Le Téméraire ' -
Marlène Jobert
Rita, Léontine's niece -
Françoise Rosay
Léontine Palpicart aka 'La Gâteuse' -
André Pousse
Fred aka 'L'élégant', fiancé of Rita -
Mario David
Jacky - Robert Berri An advisor of Charles
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Michel Charrel
An advisor of Charles -
Gérald Bruneau
'Le Viking' -
Michel Jourdan
An advisor of Charles -
Sylvain Lévignac
An advisor of Charles - Roger Mailles A henchman of Charles
- Raoul Saint-Yves Raoul
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Dominique Zardi
A killer of Charles -
Paul Frankeur
Ruffin -
Jean Saudray
A henchman of Charles -
Robert Dalban
Casimir, Léontine's servant and driver -
Claude Rollet
Tiburce -
Jean Carmet
The superstitious security guard (uncredited) - Michel Audiard The rapporteur at the Court of Auditors (uncredited)
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Charles Bayard
The president of the Court of Cassation (uncredited)
Quiz about this movie
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Que Mulher é Essa?
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68 Kill
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Hold-up
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Morte em LaRoy, Texas
6.8
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Boca de Fumo
6.7
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Sala de Espionagem
6.1
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Conselhos De Um Serial Killer Aposentado
6.9
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Coquetel de Assassinos 2 actors in common
7.1
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Último Alvo
5.9
Crew
- Georges Barsky Cinematography
- Michel Audiard Director
- Monique Isnardon Editing
- Robert Isnardon Editing
- Alain Poiré Producer
- Georges van Parys Original music
- Stéphane Varègues Original music
- Henri Viard Writer
- Jean-Marie Poiré Writer
- Michel Audiard Writer
Questions about this film
What is Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese about?
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese: Rita is a girl that lives on taking gangsters as lovers. But when the money stops coming, she swears revenge.
Who directed Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese?
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese was directed by Michel Audiard in 1968.
Who stars in Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese?
The cast of Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese includes Bernard Blier, Marlène Jobert, Françoise Rosay, André Pousse and Mario David.
How long is Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese?
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.
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