Rene the Cane

Name: Rene the Cane
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Sylvia Kristel, Michel Piccoli, Riccardo Garrone, Jacques Jouanneau

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"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980). His film is an adaptation of a story by Roger Borniche about the gangster René Girier and relates the fantastic adventures of a flamboyant mobster (René/Gérard Depardieu) and a maverick police inspector (Fernand la Sournoise/Michel Piccoli), through the 1940s.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Francis GirodWriters: Jacques Rouffio, Vincenzo LabellaProducer: Jacques-Eric Strauss

Gérard Depardieu

as René Bornier

Sylvia Kristel

as Krista

Michel Piccoli

as Ispettore Marchand

Riccardo Garrone

as Karl

Jacques Jouanneau

as Fourgue

Jean Rigaux

as Vieuchêne

Orchidea De Santis

as Kim

Venantino Venantini

as Carlo

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