The Big Operator

The Big Operator

1976 · 100 min · FR · 4.6 (24 votes)
Dir. Claude Pinoteau · Starring Yves Montand, Aldo Maccione, Claude Brasseur, Guy Marchand, Agostina Belli, Adolfo Celi · Music Georges Delerue
Comedy

The aging villain Émile Morland talks his old friend Aristide into helping him with to kidnap the son of a millionaire.

VIBE

This film feels like a warm, slightly dusty embrace of aging rogues finding one last spark of mischief. It's a charmingly low-stakes caper, driven by the wry humor of old friends embarking on a bumbling, lighthearted adventure. Expect a gentle, nostalgic chuckle.

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