The Big Brother (1982)

Name: The Big Brother
Genre: Crime
Released: 1982-09-08
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Souad Amidou, Hakim Ghanem, Jean Rochefort, Roger Planchon

The Big Brother (1982), directed by Francis Girod, starring Gérard Depardieu and Souad Amidou.

09/08/1982 BR Crime 1h 55m

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The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic oath was a hypocritic failure -- the not-so-good doctor kills his wife because she is having an affair, and he kills her lover too. Then he joins the French Foreign Legion. On his way to the former French colonies in Africa, the plane he is in crashes, and Rossi, a "friend" on the plane with some overweight in carry-on money, shoots Bernard and takes off, leaving him for dead. He is nursed back to life and health by friendly villagers and just his luck, he not only manages to make his fortune in Africa, he also nabs a French passport from a dying man who will clearly not need it anymore unless the Pearly Gates have a French guard.

Bernard ZitzermannCinematography
Francis GirodDirector, Writer
Henri ColpiEditing
Ariel ZeitounProducer

About the film

The Big Brother (French: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by Francis Girod and starring Gérard Depardieu.

The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983 César Awards.

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The Big Brother (French: Le Grand Frère) is a 1982 French crime drama film written and directed by Francis Girod and starring Gérard Depardieu.

The film was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For her performance Souad Amidou was nominated for Most Promising Actress at the 1983 César Awards.

Plot

Cast

Gérard Depardieu as Gérard Berger / Bernard Vigo

Souad Amidou as Zina

Hakim Ghanem as Ali

Jean Rochefort as Charles-Henri Rossi

Jacques Villeret as Inspector Coleau

Roger Planchon as Inspector Valin

Smaïn as Abdel

Jean-Michel Ribes as Client of Zina

Corinne Dacla as Gérard's lover

Christine Fersen as Jane

François Clavier as Castel

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External links

The Big Brother at IMDb

Text from The Big Brother on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Brother

Trivia

It premiered on September 8, 1982, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h55 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Le Grand Frère".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

CountriesFrance
LanguagesFrench
StatusReleased

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Marseille

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Marseille

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Bernard Zitzermann Cinematography
Francis Girod Director
Henri Colpi Editing
Ariel Zeitoun Producer
Pierre Jansen Original music
Francis Girod Writer
Michel Grisolia Writer

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What is The Big Brother about?

The Big Brother: The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic oath was a hypocritic failure -- the not-so-good doctor …

Who directed The Big Brother?

The Big Brother was directed by Francis Girod in 1982.

Who stars in The Big Brother?

The cast of The Big Brother includes Gérard Depardieu, Souad Amidou, Hakim Ghanem, Jean Rochefort and Roger Planchon.

How long is The Big Brother?

The Big Brother runs for 115 minutes, or 1h55.